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Islington man charged in connection with £20million heroin ring

Jon Dean

Published: 2:13 PM October 9, 2014 Updated: 8:00 PM October 15, 2020

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An Islington man has been charged in connection with a £20million heroin ring.

Emra Kosmaz, 39, of the Bemerton Estate, off Caledonian Road, is charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs after police found 48kg of the substance during an operation.

Kosmaz, along with six co-defendants, is being held in custody and will appear at Woolwich Crown Court on October 15.

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