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Four charged after suspected cocaine found on boat

National Crime Agency A selection of 19 brown packages laid pout on a boat deck, measuring about 10in by 5in by 2in each and labelled "PEZX"National Crime Agency
The National Crime Agency has estimated about a tonne of cocaine was seized from the boat

Four men have been charged with drugs offences after they were arrested in a fishing boat off the coast of Newquay, Cornwall.

Border Force officers intercepted the vessel, which had been carrying about a tonne of suspected cocaine, on Friday, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The men - a 45-year-old from Manchester, a 46-year-old and a 30-year-old from Swansea, and a 26-year-old of no fixed address - were all charged with importation of a controlled Class A drug, officers said.

They have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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