Four charged with importing £40m cocaine into UK

Richard Madden,BBC News
National Crime Agency A car park with multiple packages on the ground allegedly containing cocaineNational Crime Agency
The cocaine was found in a van in a pub car park in Lelley, East Yorkshire, say officials

Four men have been charged with importing Class A drugs, after half a tonne (500kg) of cocaine was found in an East Yorkshire village pub car park.

Anthony McAllister, 32, of Aldersyde, Taynuilt, 24-year-old Daniel Livingstone, of Calton Avenue, Campbeltown, Mark Moran, 22, of Glenfyne Terrace, Ardrishaig and Colombian national, 39-year-old Didier Javier Tordecilla Reyes all appeared at Hull Magistrates' Court.

They have been remanded into custody and will reappear at Hull Crown Court on 5 June.

The National Crime Agency said the drugs, with a street value of £40m, were found in a van in the car park of the Stags Head Inn in Lelley on Saturday.

The four men were arrested after an operation supported by Humberside Police, the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit and Border Force.

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