Two men have been charged after a van containing cocaine with a potential street value of £12million was found in Chelmsford on Saturday.
Paul Harwood, 50, of Woodsend Road South, Urmston, Greater Manchester, and Steven Harwood, 25, of Valley Road, Urmston, appeared at Halton Magistrates' Court today accused of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
They appeared alongside Gerrard Garner Mooney, 30, of Denstone Avenue, Aintree, Merseyside, Karl Wall, 36, of Poplar Close, Halewood, Merseyside, and Karl Peter Glennon, 46, of Davyhulme Road, Urmston, who have been charged with the same offence.
The remainding trio charged are Richard Brookhouse, 45, of Coronation Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, Diane Brookhouse, 45, of Coronation Avenue, Grappenhall, Warrington, and Andrew Wilde, 52, of Wood Lane, Partington, Greater Manchester.
The discovery, unearthed by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit - otherwise known as "Titan" - is the biggest haul since the unit was set up in 2008.
