Barlow pilot in custody following £5m airfield drugs bust
A pilot from Barlow has been charged by police after cocaine worth £5m was seized at Breighton Airfield.
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Pilot Andrew Wright, 51, was arrested on Monday after officers from National Crime Agency swooped on a light aircraft at the aerodrome, near Bubwith.
He has since been charged with attempting to import class A drugs and appeared before Leeds Magistrates Court today. He has been remanded into custody and will next appear at Leeds Crown Court on December 3rd.
Mick Maloney, from the NCA’s Border Policing Command said, “This was a significant seizure and we estimate that once cut the drugs would have had a UK street value of in excess £5 million. Our investigation into those involved continues.
“I would encourage anyone who has information about unusual use of aircraft or activity in and around small airfields like Breighton to report it, no matter how trivial it may seem."