Timothy Pierce, 24, was arrested after he was caught bringing in 2,400 Ecstasy tablets across on a ferry from Portsmouth.

Timothy Pierce, 24, was arrested after he was caught bringing in 2,400 Ecstasy tablets across on a ferry from Portsmouth.The Birkenhead man was stopped last October by Jersey Customs officials as he arrived at the island.Following a search, the drugs haul was found hidden in bottles of shampoo, shower gel and talcum powder in a toiletry bag.Sentencing Pierce, the Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Philip Bailhache, said: “You behaved foolishly and others are going to suffer as a result of your folly.“But we have to punish you, as you will understand.”