Man reported missing pleads guilty to ketamine supply offence

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 21:33 · Archive

Michael Redmond, reported missing, left 500 grams of ketamine worth £12,500 in a Glasgow hotel's storage room.

Michael Redmond, 41, from Ayr, was reported as a missing person to police on 27 April 2025 and assessed as high risk. The following day, he checked into the Holiday Inn Express in Glasgow city centre.

Redmond asked hotel staff to place a holdall in the storage room for later collection. When officers received information that he was inside the hotel, they reviewed CCTV footage showing him checking out at 10.50am. They searched the bag, intending to find information about his whereabouts as he remained a missing person.

The search revealed 500 grams of ketamine with a maximum value of £12,500. Redmond was traced and arrested on Buchanan Street on 29 April 2025. When interviewed, he replied 'no comment' to all questions.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Redmond pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of ketamine. Sheriff Patrick Hughes deferred sentence pending background reports until next month and continued Redmond's bail in the meantime.

How it is being reported

• Man reported as missing checked in bag containing ketamine into Glasgow hotelA missing man checked in a bag containing £12,500 of drugs into the hotel where he was staying.The Herald · 27 Oct, 16:42
• Missing man asked hotel staff to store bag containing £12.5k of ketamineA missing man checked in a bag containing £12,500 of drugs into the hotel where he was staying.Glasgow Times · 27 Oct, 14:25
• 'Missing man' left £12k worth of ketamine in hotel's storage roomMichael Redmond handed over the holdall full of ketamine at a Glasgow hotel in April 2025.BBC Glasgow And West · 27 Oct, 13:35

In this story: Michael Redmond · Glasgow Sheriff Court · Holiday Inn Express · Ayr · Glasgow · Buchanan Street

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