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Former England cricketer Chris Lewis has been found guilty of smuggling cocaine into Britain.Former England cricketer Chris Lewis has been found guilty of smuggling cocaine into Britain.
He carried it into the country in his cricket bag from St Lucia but was stopped at Gatwick Airport, a jury at Croydon Crown Court heard. He carried it into the country in his cricket bag on a flight from St Lucia but was stopped at Gatwick Airport, a jury at Croydon Crown Court heard.
Cans of fruit and vegetable juice seized by officials last December were found to contain dissolved cocaine with a street value of more than £140,000.Cans of fruit and vegetable juice seized by officials last December were found to contain dissolved cocaine with a street value of more than £140,000.
The jury is continuing to deliberate on his co-accused Chad Kirnon.The jury is continuing to deliberate on his co-accused Chad Kirnon.
Lewis, 41, of Bruce Road in Brent, north London, had denied the charge, claiming to have been on an innocent holiday in St Lucia.Lewis, 41, of Bruce Road in Brent, north London, had denied the charge, claiming to have been on an innocent holiday in St Lucia.
Mr Kirnon, 27, a former basketball player of Carnegie Street, Islington, north London, was stopped by customs officers after returning to the UK on the same flight as Lewis, on 8 December.Mr Kirnon, 27, a former basketball player of Carnegie Street, Islington, north London, was stopped by customs officers after returning to the UK on the same flight as Lewis, on 8 December.
All-rounder Mr Lewis, who was born in Guyana, played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals, later coming out of retirement to play for Surrey. Giving evidence in his defence at his trial, Lewis had said he did not even know cocaine could be converted into a liquid form.
He insisted he had no idea there were drugs in his cricket bag until he was stopped at the airport, saying he thought he was carrying fruit juice.
He also rejected allegations that he had admitted smuggling cocaine on several previous occasions.
All-rounder Mr Lewis, who was born in Guyana, played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals for England, later coming out of retirement to play for Surrey.