13 You gave evidence at your trial. You maintained that you did not know that the consignment of Cucapa beer, imported from Mexico, contained either of those substances. You gave evidence that, on 25 October, at the Westside Drive premises, you were involved in removing cartons of Coronas from their pallets, in order to return some pallets to a neighbour, which you had borrowed from him the previous evening. You then had to restack the Coronas. Thus, on your evidence Sitar had the opportunity to select the 46 cartons, which he believed contained the drugs that had been imported from Mexico. In your evidence, you stated that while you were working at the Destino Bar about 2.00 pm on 25 October, Sitar asked you to go with him to help him. You then both left in the van. You claimed that it was then that Sitar told you that the consignment had contained a quantity of cocaine, which he had imported in order to repay a gambling debt which he had incurred. Sitar told you that he had learnt that the consignment was under surveillance, and that he was in difficulty. He informed you that Ramazanoglu was involved in the importation of the drugs, and that his role would be to deliver them to the person to whom Sitar owed his gambling debt. In your evidence, you claimed that it was then that you made a decision to remain with Sitar and to assist him in his time of difficulty. You told the jury that you did so out of feelings of loyalty and sympathy towards Sitar. You also felt compromised, because you were a partner in the business, which had imported the consignment of beer that contained illegal drugs. It was those motives, you claimed, that led you to accompany Sitar to the Quest premises in Brighton, and to then have contact with Ramazanoglu concerning his attendance at the Fairbairn Road premises. You told the jury that it was your intention and understanding that when Ramazanoglu went to the Fairbairn Road premises in the early hours of 26 October, he would pour the drugs down the drain.