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A man caught smuggling £5m of cocaine from Mexico at Edinburgh Airport has successfully appealed his sentence.
Kristopher Purvis was carrying 45kg (99lbs) of the Class-A drug when he was stopped by a Border Force officer in July last year.
The 35-year-old, who claimed he had only brought back four sombreros, was jailed for 10 years in April after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine and in the fraudulent evasion of importing controlled drugs.
His lawyers challenged the sentence as excessive and judges have now agreed eight years and six months would be "appropriate".
