TWO THURROCK men are among six men who have been charged after cocaine worth £70m destined for sale in London and the home counties was seized in Tilbury.
About 200kg (440lb) of "high-purity" cocaine was found in holdalls in the boot of a white taxi on the A1089 near Tilbury Docks at 02:00 BST on Tuesday.
The men were charged with conspiracy to import and supply controlled drugs.
They have been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
The charged men are:
John Parish, 29, of Fanton Chase, Wickford, Essex
Robert McGowan, 45, of no fixed address
Danny Hannaway, 24, of Lea Road, Grays, Essex
Greg Spiers, 47, of London Road, Billericay, Essex
Tony Rees, 31, of Cecil Avenue, Chafford Hundred, Essex
Neil Jacques, 40, of Avondale Road, Rayleigh, Essex
Officers from the Met’s Special Intelligence Section (SIS) and Essex Police stopped a white van close to the docks and arrested the driver and a passenger.
More men were then found hiding in undergrowth nearby.
