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• Two truck drivers have appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court

17th July 2003, Page 10
17th July 2003
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Page 10, 17th July 2003 — • Two truck drivers have appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court
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charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine worth 16m into the Ult.

Jhon German Pena, of Streatham arid Miguel SanchezGonzalez, were arrested after 100 kilos of cocaine was found inside a truck arriving at Portsmouth docks. The two men were jointly charged and held for seven days.

A Customs spokesman says: "We are tackling sophisticated smugglers and preventing considerable quantities of Class A drugs helm reaching the streets of the UK."

M Customs officers attending Truckfest South West swooped on a stallholder selling cigarettes illegally at the show.

Members of the public reported the man selling cheap cigarettes to Customs officers, who then visited the stallholder and seized over 4,000 cigarettes. The man from Ilfracombe, Devon has now been released, pending further enquiries.

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