Drugs courier arrested after M25 crash is jailed

A drugs courier arrested after his rental van was involved in a crash on the M25 is starting a jail sentence.

Police said officers had found drugs with a street value of between ?4.2m and ?6.95m in Max Pitt's van after the crash, near Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, on 2 September 2025.

Pitt, 28, was given a sentence of four years and eight months, at a hearing in St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday, after admitting drug supply offences, a court official said.

A detective said Pitt, of Shackleton Avenue, Widnes, Cheshire, had been transporting drugs "across the country" after being "coerced" into being a courier.