Two more charged over harbour drugs seizure
The raid happened at Watchet harbour in July
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Two more men have been charged in relation to a drugs seizure in a coastal town.
About 322 kilos (710 lbs) of cocaine, worth an estimated £26.5m, were found by National Crime Agency officers in the early hours of the 31 July in Watchet, Somerset.
Colin Benson, 59, and Joshua Rose, 38 - both from Longton in Preston - were arrested on Tuesday by National Crime Agency officers.
They appeared at Taunton Magistrates Court earlier charged with importing class A drugs, and were remanded in custody.
The pair will next appear in North Somerset Crown Court on 5 December.
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