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Man charged after £5million of cocaine found in Clerkenwell raid
Jon Dean
Monday, March 4, 2013
10:51 AM
A man has been charged after police found £5million worth of cocaine in Clerkenwell.
Harry Difford, 23, of Golden Lane, Clerkenwell, will appear at Thames Magistrates Court today charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
Officers raided an address in Golden Lane just before 9pm on Friday where they found three bags containing approximately 37 kilos of a what they believe is cocaine.
A 23-year-old was arrested in nearby Fann Street.
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