Birmingham Airport arrest seized drugs valued at £160,000

Police have seized drugs valued at £160,000 at a house in Burton Green after arresting a man at Birmingham Airport.<br />As part of a two-day operation targeting organised crime, officers from Warwickshire Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit intercepted the man as he prepared to leave the country on Wednesday.<br />After the arrest police executed warrants at an address in Burton Green and seized more than 3.8kg of cocaine and 200 grammes of cannabis.<br />A 32 year old Leamington man appeared at Stratford Magistrates Court on Friday charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply the drug, attempting to export cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before magistrates again on March 19

Birmingham Airport arrest seized drugs valued at £160,000

Police have seized drugs valued at £160,000 at a house in Burton Green after arresting a man at Birmingham Airport. As part of a two-day ope...

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Stanislav Sasmil,Sandra Marisa Soares da Rocha accused of smuggling 8kg of cocaine on a flight into Birmingham airport

Stanislav Sasmil, 24, and 26-year-old Sandra Marisa Soares da Rocha, 26, were charged at Solihull Magistrates' Court with importing Class A drugs. <br />Mr Sasmil, from Estonia, and Ms Soares da Rocha, from Portugal, are accused of smuggling 8kg of cocaine on a flight into Birmingham airport on Friday. <br />The pair, from Wylds Lane, Worcester, were remanded in custody until 3 March. <br />They will re-appear at Solihull magistrates court on that date. A 53-year-old man who was also arrested, has not been charged, customs officials said.

Stanislav Sasmil,Sandra Marisa Soares da Rocha accused of smuggling 8kg of cocaine on a flight into Birmingham airport

Stanislav Sasmil, 24, and 26-year-old Sandra Marisa Soares da Rocha, 26, were charged at Solihull Magistrates' Court with importing Clas...

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