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Jury told of airfield drugs drop

A man smuggled more than £9 million worth of Class A drugs into a Shropshire airfield accused of four charges of importing more than 152kg, a court has heard. A man smuggled more than £9 million worth of Class A drugs into a Shropshire airfield, a court has heard. Gerald Richard Martinelli is on trial at Shrewsbury Crown Court accused of four charges of importing more than 152kg of drugs including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy into Sleap Airfield, near Wem, last year. The jury was told that Martinelli was the "UK importer" for the trafficking ring or "UK importer's man on the scene". The 67-year-old, from Stockport, is accused of importing 51.7kg of 100 per cent pure cocaine, 76.9 kg of 100 per cent pure ecstasy and 4.46kg of 100 per cent pure heroin between February 16 and March 2, 2006. He is also accused along with 39-year-old Mark Chambers, also from Stockport, of importing 19.826kg of powder containing heroin between February 16 and May 21, 2006. The pair deny all charges. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star.

North Shropshire|Aug 22, 2007
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