A London man has been charged after police found £6million worth of cocaine in a van. The bust was made by Essex Police on Monday (March 25).
They recovered 62 kilos of the drug. Nadim Aitchegou, 21, of London, has been charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possession with intent to supply cocaine, a class A drug.
Miroslaw Perka, 33, of no-fixed-abode, has been charged with being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug. Aitchegou and Perka appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Wednesday (March 27) and have been remanded in custody ahead of their next appearance at Stafford Crown Court on April 26.
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Elsewhere in the capital, police are searching for a man after two teenage girls were sexually assaulted on the escalators of a Tube station. Both incidents happened at around 5pm last Friday (March 22) at North Greenwich station as both girls felt 'something wet' on them that is believed to be bodily fluid from the man stood behind them on the escalators.
A teenage girl was stood on the escalator leaving the station when she felt something wet on her leg. When she inspected it, on closer look it appeared to be body fluid from the man who was standing behind her. The second incident also happened around the same time at North Greenwich station, she was on the escalator when she felt something wet hit her back and bottom, the man then sexually assaulted her.
Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference number 574 of 22 March. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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