A Dutch lorry driver, living in London, pleaded guilty yesterday (Tuesday, 15 March) to attempting to import approximately five kilos of opium into the UK. The drugs had an estimated street value of £75,000.
On 13 March UK Border Agency officers at Dover stopped a Dutch-registered lorry carrying chocolate muffins which had arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk.
After questioning the driver, officers searched the vehicle and found the drugs in nine clear wrapped packages in a cab locker.
The driver, Mohammad Satari-Khavas, was arrested and pleaded guilty yesterday at Folkestone Magistrates' Court. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Canterbury Crown Court at a later date for sentencing.
A second man from Poland has been bailed while investigations continue.
