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Three charged over £1m drugs haul
Three men have been charged after police seized cannabis and amphetamine with a street value of more than £1m.

Greater Manchester Police's drug's unit discovered the haul after stopping a lorry in the Heathrow airport area during an intelligence-led operation.

Inside the van officers found boxes containing 50kg of cannabis resin and 70kg of amphetamine.

Two Greater Manchester men and a German national are due to appear before Trafford Magistrates' Court on Friday.

Graham Clark, 47, of Thirlmere Road, Partington; Peter White, 29, of May Walk, Partington, and Harald Neimaber, 44, have been charged with conspiracy to supply class B and class C drugs.

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