A man has appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle heroin, cocaine and cannabis into the UK through Dover.
Officers stopped a Dutch registered lorry on Thursday (30 June 2011) at the inward freight controls of Dover's Eastern Docks. When they searched the vehicle and its load of frozen chips, they found approximately 100 kilos of heroin, 15 kilos of cocaine and 250 kilos of cannabis. The combined estimated street value of the drugs is £5.8 million.
Otto Landman, from Eesveen in the Netherlands, appeared at Dover Magistrates Court on Saturday 2 July where he pleaded not guilty and has been remanded in custody. He will next appear at Dover Magistrates Court on Thursday 7 July.
Enquiries by UK Border Agency investigators are continuing.
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