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| UK soldier Private Daryl Archer on drug smuggling charge | UK soldier Private Daryl Archer on drug smuggling charge |
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| A serving British soldier has been charged with trying to smuggle 11lb (5kg) of cocaine through Heathrow Airport. | A serving British soldier has been charged with trying to smuggle 11lb (5kg) of cocaine through Heathrow Airport. |
| Private Daryl Archer, 26, based at the Colchester barracks in Essex, was arrested at Terminal One after arriving back from Sao Paulo in Brazil. | |
| The soldier, who is with 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, was arrested on Wednesday. | The soldier, who is with 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, was arrested on Wednesday. |
| He is due to appear at Isleworth Court in Greater London later this month. | He is due to appear at Isleworth Court in Greater London later this month. |
| He faces a single charge of attempting to import the class A drug into the country. He has been remanded in custody. | He faces a single charge of attempting to import the class A drug into the country. He has been remanded in custody. |
| Pte Archer, originally from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, was living in the garrison's Merville Barracks. | |
| The case will be heard on 23 January. | The case will be heard on 23 January. |