Three facing drugs charges
THREE men charged with smuggling cocaine estimated to be worth more than £1m into Britain appeared at Winchester Crown Court.
Babatunde Awomuti, 42, and Robert Obiagazie, 33, both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a class A drug.
Awomuti also admitted possession of a class A drug at the brief hearing on Tuesday.
A third man, Princewill Oluoha, 33, denied being part of the conspiracy, which involved 32kg of cocaine arriving in the UK. His trial is due to start in Winchester on June 28.
The other two men will be sentenced after the trial is completed, the court heard.
Judge Andrew Barnett remanded all three defendants in custody. They have no current fixed addresses.
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