A North Yorkshire man has denied smuggling cocaine valued at £22 million into an airport.
Peter Carine, 49, from Hensall, North Yorkshire, pleaded not guilty to smuggling 271 kilos of the drug between August and October 17.
He is charged along with Christopher Barrett-Jolley, 55, from Somerset and Martin Lake, 60, from Storrington, West Sussex, at Basildon Crown Court. they also pleaded not guilty.
All three were remanded in custody and are due to face trial on September 9. The drugs were found in five large suitcases at Southend Airport, Essex.
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