A 72-year-old man from Wellingborough has appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle heroin with a street value of £270,000 into the UK through Heathrow Airport.
UK Border Agency officers arrested David Pryor after he arrived on a flight from Tanzania on Sunday.
Following a search, around six kilos of the drug were found in a dark green suitcase.
Officers examined three baskets, which were inside the luggage and found heroin concealed within the wicker.
Pryor, of Priory Road, Wellingborough was later charged with attempting to import a Class A drug.
He appeared before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Monday where he was remanded in custody.
He is due to appear in court again on September 14.
Deputy Director for the UK Border Agency at Heathrow Airport Paul Stephenson said:
“Our officers are on constant alert to keep drugs, firearms and other banned substances out of the UK. Anyone with information about activity they suspect may be linked to drug smuggling should call our hotline on 0800 59 5000.”
