Douglas Wood, 58, from Sandwich Bay, Kent, and David Coxon, 52, from Jarrow, Newcastle, were charged with drug trafficking offences relating to the importation of cocaine.The pair have been charged with drug smuggling offences after £5 million worth of cocaine was seized off the British coast, police have said.
The UK Border Agency swooped on a 35ft yacht off Cornwall and seized 100kg of cocaine which is understood to have been bound for London.
The British-registered yacht, the Ronin, had sailed from the Caribbean and was taken to secure docks in Plymouth where it will be subject to forensic examination.
The multi-agency operation, which included the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, was assisted by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll.They will appear in custody at Greenwich Magistrates Court in London on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 42-year-old man has been bailed to return to a London police station on a date in October.
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