An Italian man has been charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £1.2 million through Gatwick airport.
Dario Berardi, 32, was arrested at the South Terminal on Sunday after Customs and Excise discovered 20 kilos of the drug.
He appeared at Crawley Magistrates Court yesterday and was remanded in custody for seven days.
Berardi had arrived at Gatwick from Bridgetown, Barbados, on a Virgin Atlantic Flight.
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