Around £8.5 million worth of cocaine was found in a car
A MAN from Pitsea has been charged in connection to the discovery of £8.5 million worth of cocaine in Northamptonshire.
John Taylor, 29, of Pitsea, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a class A drug.
The charge comes after a vehicle on the M1 near Northampton was stopped by police at 9pm on April 23.
During this stop, a quantity of cocaine, with a suspected street value of £8.5 million, was recovered.
At Northampton Magistrates' Court on April 26, Taylor was remanded in custody until July 9 when he will appear before a judge at Northampton Crown Court.
A 29-year-old woman was arrested in connection to the discovery and has been released under investigation by police.
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