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£4.5m of drugs found in suitcases | £4.5m of drugs found in suitcases |
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A driver has been charged with attempting to smuggle about 100kg (220lb) of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5m into the UK. | A driver has been charged with attempting to smuggle about 100kg (220lb) of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5m into the UK. |
Thirty-year-old Stephen McNamee, of Caergeiliog, Holyhead, on Anglesey, was stopped at Dover after arriving on a ferry from Dunkirk on Monday. | |
Customs officers said they found the heroin hidden in three suitcases in his French-registered car. | Customs officers said they found the heroin hidden in three suitcases in his French-registered car. |
Mr McNamee appeared before magistrates at Folkestone on Wednesday. | Mr McNamee appeared before magistrates at Folkestone on Wednesday. |
He was remanded in custody and will reappear before Dover Magistrates Court on 11 September. | He was remanded in custody and will reappear before Dover Magistrates Court on 11 September. |
The Class A drug was found in two cases which were stowed in the car boot while the third was in a rear passenger footwell. | The Class A drug was found in two cases which were stowed in the car boot while the third was in a rear passenger footwell. |