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Border Force officer held in guns and drugs inquiry Six men in court on firearms charges
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A Border Force officer is among 12 people arrested by police investigating a group suspected of importing drugs and firearms into the UK. A group of men have appeared in court on charges of importing firearms and Class A drugs into the UK.
The officer, 36 and from Dover, was detained by French police near Calais with three other British nationals. All four remain in custody. Eleven firearms, 74lb (34kg) of cocaine and 16lb (7kg) of heroin were seized near Calais on Friday 6 October.
Eleven firearms, 74lb (34kg) of cocaine and 16lb (7kg) of heroin were seized. French police arrested four men, including a serving Border Force officer from Dover. The Met Police arrested eight men in Kent and London and charged six.
Eight men were later arrested by the Met Police in Kent and London, six of whom have been charged. They appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier.
The six are accused of conspiracy to import firearms and Class A drugs and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Accused of conspiracy to import firearms and Class A drugs are:
They are: They have all been remanded in custody, with no applications for bail.
The other two men were released as the investigation continues. The six will appear at Woolwich Crown Court on 6 November.
The two other men arrested in the UK were released as the investigation continues.
The Border Force officer, 36, remains in French custody.
Searches by NCA officers have taken place in the Dover and Folkestone areas.Searches by NCA officers have taken place in the Dover and Folkestone areas.
Dave Hucker, head of the NCA's anti-corruption unit, said: "This operation has brought together law enforcement from both sides of the Channel, and we believe we have prevented the importation of a significant quantity of Class A drugs and firearms to the UK."