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Men charged over £5m cocaine haul | Men charged over £5m cocaine haul |
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Two men have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine after 100kg of the drug was seized from a yacht off Cornwall. | Two men have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine after 100kg of the drug was seized from a yacht off Cornwall. |
Douglas Wood, 58, from Sandwich Bay, Kent, and David Coxon, 52, from Jarrow, Tyneside, will appear at Greenwich Magistrates' Court on Monday. | |
A 42-year-old man has been bailed to return to a London police station. | A 42-year-old man has been bailed to return to a London police station. |
The yacht Ronin was en-route from the Caribbean when it was stopped by the UK Border Agency (UKBA). | The yacht Ronin was en-route from the Caribbean when it was stopped by the UK Border Agency (UKBA). |
Plymouth-based HMS Argyll supported the Metropolitan Police operation 15 miles off the Cornwall coast. | Plymouth-based HMS Argyll supported the Metropolitan Police operation 15 miles off the Cornwall coast. |
The drug has an estimated street value of £5m. | The drug has an estimated street value of £5m. |
Ronin was taken into a secure dock in Plymouth after Friday's operation where it will be examined. | Ronin was taken into a secure dock in Plymouth after Friday's operation where it will be examined. |
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