76 year old admits drugs smuggling
13.02.10
A 76-year-old pensioner has admitted charges of attempting to smuggle two kilos of cocaine into the UK through Heathrow Airport. UK Border Agency officers arrested British citizen Derek Orton after he arrived on a flight from Nairobi into Terminal 5 yesterday. The Class A drugs, with a street value of around £80,000, were found in baggage.
Mr Orton, who was born in Alresford, Essex, but now lives in Kampala, Uganda was charged with attempting to import a Class A drug, and appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates today (Friday 12 February). He pleaded guilty to the charge and is now due before Isleworth Crown Court on 25th March for sentencing.
Peter Avery, Assistant Director of the UK Border Agency’s Criminal and Financial Investigation team said: ‘UK Border Agency officers are determined to stop Class A drugs reaching our streets.’
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