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Cocaine smuggler' claims CIA link

A pilot accused of smuggling £22 million worth of cocaine into Britain told a jury that he had been working for an "arm of the CIA" when he was arrested.

Christopher Barrett-Jolley, 55, was held by customs officers after flying a Boeing 707 into Southend Airport, Essex, in October 2001.

Six suitcases packed with cocaine were dropped from the plane as it taxied along the runway, Basildon Crown Court heard.

Customs officers were lying in wait after a tip off and arrested Mr Barrett-Jolley, of Wellington, Somerset, and two other people on board the plane, jurors were told