Hackney man admits Heathrow drug smuggling
23.06.10
A 54-year-old Hackney man has admitted attempting to smuggle £200,000 worth of cocaine into the UK through Heathrow Airport. UK Border Agency officers arrested Abdalla Abdulrahman Omar after he arrived on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday (June 21). Approximately four kilos of the drug were discovered hidden in the false bottom of his suitcase.
Mr Omar, of Amhurst Road in Hackney, was charged with attempting to import a Class A drug, and admitted the offence during a hearing at Uxbridge Magistrates yesterday. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Friday August 6 at Isleworth Crown Court.
Assistant Director Peter Avery, of the UK Border Agency’s Criminal and Financial Investigations unit, said: ‘The UK Border Agency is at the forefront in the fight to prevent drugs entering the UK. Our officers operate maximum vigilance at all our ports and airports, and this case is another example of their success. We are determined to bring those who attempt to smuggle drugs into the UK to justice, and put them behind bars.’
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