Men charged after £5 million heroin seizure
Nov 18 2010 by Kat Baldwyn, Birmingham Mail
A FATHER and son from Birmingham have been charged with importing Class A drugs after heroin worth more than £5 million was seized by the UK Border Agency.
The estimated 80kg of heroin is the biggest detection of the Class A drug in the UK this year.
It was discovered at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk after being shipped to the UK from Asia in a single container listed as being filled with chilli powder. Gulab Mohammed, 50, and Khalid Mohammed, 28, of Hugh Road, Small Heath, appeared at Telford Magistrates’ Court on Monday and were remanded in custody to reappear at the same court next Tuesday. Three other men, also from Birmingham, were arrested and bailed until January 10.
None of them have been charged.
Brodie Clark, head of Border Force for the UK Border Agency, said: “This is a major seizure that reflects the robust controls we have in place at the UK border.
“Heroin is a dangerous Class A drug that wrecks the lives not only of individual users, but also their families and the wider community.
