Cocaine trial

Wednesday 05 May 1993 23:02 BST
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Nine men appeared at Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court charged with importing cocaine. At the trial, expected to last three months, the prosecution claimed quantities of the drug valued at pounds 150m were hidden in lead ingots and shipped from Venezuela.

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