Lee Dyer , 40 , ( pictured ) , has been sentenced to five years in prison after trying to smuggle £8million worth of liquid amphetamine across the border . A van driver who tried to smuggle £8million worth of liquid amphetamine in wine bottles has been jailed for five years . Lee Dyer , 40 , from St Helens , Merseyside was stopped by Border Force officers at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Coquelles , France last May and told them he had been in Belgium doing plastering and collecting solar panels . Officers found boxes containing more than 100 wine bottles in the back of Dyer 's van , the National Crime Agency ( NCA ) said . The substance inside the bottles appeared oily and later checks showed the liquid tested positive for amphetamine . Dyer was arrested and checks on the van showed it had been hired in Warrington , with Dyer supplying the hire company with a false address . For previous trips he had also used hired vehicles , taking them abroad illegally . Forensic tests on the 99 kilos of concentrated liquid amphetamine in the wine bottles found that there was enough to have produced almost three quarters of a tonne at street-level purity , with a potential street value of almost £8million . Last month , Dyer admitted importing controlling drugs and he was today sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court . Forensic tests on the 99 kilos of concentrated liquid amphetamine in the wine bottles found that there was enough to have produced almost three quarters of a tonne , with a potential street value of almost £8million . Matthew Rivers , from the NCA 's Border Policing Command , said : 'The story Dyer told to explain his trips to the continent was a lie . Our investigation proved that in reality he was a professional courier who travelled to the Netherlands to source drugs . 'This was a huge quantity of amphetamine , enough to make many hundreds of thousands of street-level doses and fuel further criminal activity . ' Paul Morgan , director of Border Force South East and Europe , said : 'This seizure means a significant quantity of drugs failed to reach the streets and demonstrates Border Force 's commitment to keeping them out of the UK . 'We work closely with law enforcement colleagues , including the NCA , to prevent drug trafficking and do all we can to put those responsible behind bars . '
Lee Dyer , 40 , from St Helens , stopped by Border Force officials in France . Said he had been in Belgium doing plastering and collecting solar panels . Officers found boxes containing more than 100 wine bottles in hired van . Substance in bottles was oily and checks tested positive for amphetamine .