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| Man charged over £5.4m drug find | Man charged over £5.4m drug find |
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| A lorry driver from north Wales has been charged with attempting to smuggle £5.4m worth of drugs into the UK through a Kent port. | A lorry driver from north Wales has been charged with attempting to smuggle £5.4m worth of drugs into the UK through a Kent port. |
| Officers from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) seized the Class A drugs at Dover's Eastern Docks on Thursday. | Officers from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) seized the Class A drugs at Dover's Eastern Docks on Thursday. |
| David Lewis, 47, of Buckley, Flintshire, appeared before Folkestone magistrates later on Friday. | |
| Packages containing 120kg (265lb) of heroin and 6kg (13lb) of amphetamine sulphate were found in the lorry. | Packages containing 120kg (265lb) of heroin and 6kg (13lb) of amphetamine sulphate were found in the lorry. |