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| Boxer Herbie Hide summoned in drug investigation | |
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| Boxer Herbie Hide has been summoned to court over a drugs offence following a newspaper investigation. | |
| Mr Hide, 41, who lives near Norwich, will appear before the city's magistrates on 18 April. | |
| It follows an investigation by The Sun newspaper in February when footage was handed to Norfolk police. | It follows an investigation by The Sun newspaper in February when footage was handed to Norfolk police. |
| A Norfolk police spokesman said a 41-year-old man had been summonsed to appear in court to answer a charge of conspiracy to supply cocaine. | A Norfolk police spokesman said a 41-year-old man had been summonsed to appear in court to answer a charge of conspiracy to supply cocaine. |
| Another man, Ben Sharman, 22, from Howe Lane, Porlingland, has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and will appear at Norwich Magistrates Court the same day. | Another man, Ben Sharman, 22, from Howe Lane, Porlingland, has been charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and will appear at Norwich Magistrates Court the same day. |
| Mr Hide has previously denied any connection to drugs. | Mr Hide has previously denied any connection to drugs. |
| He held the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title twice, including a two-year reign from 1997 to 1999. |