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27/03/2015
Three Arrested In West Yorkshire Over Irish Drug Seizure
Police have arrested three people in West Yorkshire in connection with a drug seizure off the coast of Ireland in September last year.
The arrests are part of an investigation into a £150 million drug haul uncovered by Irish authorities onboard a luxury yacht off the Irish coast.
Police named the suspects as 44-year-old David Webster, 56-year-old Dawne Powell and 29-year-old Philip McElhone – all three are from West Yorkshire.
They have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and are due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 08 April.
Three other men are also waiting to go on trial in Ireland charged in connection with the same case.
(MH/CD)
The arrests are part of an investigation into a £150 million drug haul uncovered by Irish authorities onboard a luxury yacht off the Irish coast.
Police named the suspects as 44-year-old David Webster, 56-year-old Dawne Powell and 29-year-old Philip McElhone – all three are from West Yorkshire.
They have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine and are due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 08 April.
Three other men are also waiting to go on trial in Ireland charged in connection with the same case.
(MH/CD)
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