6 september 2015
1,2 ton cocaïne aan boord Nederlands jacht
Een Nederlands zeiljacht is, naar nu pas bekend is geworden, op 31 augustus door de Britse kustwacht met 1.200 kilo cocaïne opgebrachten naar de Engelse havenplaats Dover. De “Golem” was volgens Britse media op weg om af te meren in een haven in Kent.
From Chris Murphy 01634 686 515
It was a case of my precious cargo when officials have seized cocaine worth over £50 million from a yacht called Golem.
Two men have been taken to court.
It comes after Border Force officers seized more than a tonne of cocaine with an estimated potential street value in excess of £56 million from a yacht at Dover, Kent.
The Golem was intercepted in UK waters off the Kent coast on Monday, 31 August by the Border Force cutter, Vigilant. After boarding the yacht officers questioned the two Dutch nationals aboard and escorted the vessel into Dover marina.
The cutter officers, assisted by specialist colleagues from the Border Force National Deep Rummage team, then searched the yacht and found the 1,200 kilos of cocaine.
The two men, Hendrik BRUGMANS and Raymond AALDERS were arrested and the investigation passed to the National Crime Agency who questioned the pair.
Brugmans, 68, who gave an address on the Caribbean island of Curacao and Aalders, 46, of Kesteren, Netherlands, appeared at Folkestone Magistrates Court on 2 September charged with drug trafficking offences. Brugmans withheld his plea while Aalders denied the charge. They were remanded in custody and will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday, 25 September.
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76 miljoen
De twee Nederlandse opvarenden zijn de 68-jarige Hendrik B. (woonachtig op Curacao) en de 46-jarige Raymond A.. Ze staan op 25 september voor het eerst terecht voor de rechtbank in Maidstone. In Groot-Brittannië heeft de coke een waarde van ruim 76 miljoen euro, dat is meer dan in Nederland of België.