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Four men charged with smuggling cocaine through airport

Six suspects have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in a National Crime Agency investigation into the smuggling of cocaine through Manchester Airport.

The six, all men, were arrested today (Tues 17 June) at addresses across Greater Manchester and Liverpool.

Two Albanian nationals in their 20s and 30s were arrested at two properties in Fazakerley, Liverpool.

Two men in their 40s and 20s were arrested at one property in Bury. Another man, in his 30s, was arrested at a second property in Bury.

And a man in his 30s was arrested at an address in Worsley.

The six were arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine through Manchester Airport in May 2024.