Colchester lorry men charged with drugs offences

Men charged after packages suspected to contain Class A drugs are found in lorry <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>
Men charged after packages suspected to contain Class A drugs are found in lorry (Image: Newsquest)
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TWO men have been charged with drugs offences after packages suspected to contain illegal substances were found inside a lorry.

Metropolitan Police officers, alongside Essex Police, stopped a lorry in Newcomen Way, Colchester, at about 8.20am on Wednesday.

After searching the large vehicle packages believed to be filled with a large amount of Class A drugs were discovered.

Niranjana Persaud, 68, of Ealing, London, and Krystof Baklowski, 62, of Poland, were charged with being involved in the importation and supply of class A drugs

They have been remanded in custody to appear at Ipswich Crown Court on January 5.

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