Man in court on drugs charge
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A man appeared in
court on Thursday after officers from the UK Border
Agency seized approximately three kilos of cocaine at Dover’s
Eastern Docks on Tuesday. The drugs have an estimated street value
of £120,000.
Officers stopped a BMW car after it arrived by
ferry from Calais. During a search of the vehicle, officers
discovered the cocaine hidden in air vents.
Stephen Atyeo, 44, from Dumbarton, Scotland
was arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine into the UK.
He was subsequently charged with being knowingly concerned in the
fraudulent evasion or attempted evasion of the prohibition on
importation imposed by section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act
1971.
Atyeo withheld his plea and was remanded in
custody by Dover Magistrates. He is due to appear at
Canterbury Crown Court on August 30.
Thursday, July 02 2009
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