Four Charged After £500K Drugs Seizure

Monday, 24 June 2019 14:56

Four men have appeared in Jersey's Magistrate's Court after drugs with a street value of around £500,000 was seized in St Catherine's Bay.

5kg of cannabis, 2kg of MDMA and 1kg of cocaine was recovered last Friday evening following a joint operation between police, Jersey and French customs and the UK Border Force.

It's believed the drugs were imported from England on a 37ft yacht.

25-year-old Jersey resident Daniel Riley, along with UK based Nicholas Thurban who's 60, 57-year-old Paul Brown and 44-year-old Colin Stait, have been remanded in custody after being charged with importing drugs into Jersey.

The case is due to be formally submitted to the Royal Court on 5th August.

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