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

Pitt admitted possession with intent to supply Class B drugs – cannabis resin, "monkey dust" and ketamine - and possession with intent to supply the Class A drug methamphetamine.

A Hertfordshire Police spokeswoman said Pitt had been involved in a collision between junctions 21 and 21A of the M25.

She said an off-duty Essex police officer had been driving on the motorway and had become suspicious.

Pitt had fled after the crash and had been found "hiding in a nearby field".

Det Con Emma Carter added: "Fortunately, no-one was seriously injured during the crash, but Pitt's behaviour was erratic and he was recklessly driving a vehicle under a significant influence of drugs.

"If Pitt hadn't crashed, these drugs could have made their way onto the streets which could have caused serious harm, and even deaths, in our communities."

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