Former England pacer Chris Lewis arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff at Gatwick when four kg of cocaine worth £200,000

Former England pacer Chris Lewis, 40, was arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff at Gatwick when four kg of cocaine worth ?200,000 were found during a routine search of luggage at St Lucia. The drugs were in a liquid form hidden in the tins, said an official.Lewis will appear before Crawley magistrates' court Tuesday.The fast bowler, who played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals in the 1990s, was held along with Chad Kirnon, 26, a basketball player. They were questioned by Customs officials and then charged. 'They had arrived on a flight from St Lucia. UKBA officials were carrying out checks on the baggage from that flight. During the course of that search they discovered the cocaine in fruit tins,' a spokesman for the UKBA was quoted as saying in The Times. Lewis took 66 wickets in one-day internationals and 93 wickets in Tests.

Former England pacer Chris Lewis arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff at Gatwick when four kg of cocaine worth £200,000

Former England pacer Chris Lewis, 40, was arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff at Gatwick when four kg of cocaine worth ?200,000 were f...

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Amy Gilbert was arrested at Gatwick Airport

Amy Gilbert, of Bellgreen Lane, was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Sunday (May 15).<br />UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers stopped her after she arrived on a flight from Brazil.Gilbert was charged with smuggling cocaine, worth an estimated £160,000, and appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court yesterday (May 19).She was remanded in custody and will appear before Mid Sussex magistrates on May 28

Amy Gilbert was arrested at Gatwick Airport

Amy Gilbert, of Bellgreen Lane, was arrested at Gatwick Airport on Sunday (May 15). UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers stopped her after she a...

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