Men charged following counter-terrorism investigation into network suspected of smuggling banned drug from UK to US. Adrian Wall, 49, Liiban Nursharif, 30, and Daud Ali, 40, were held on Tuesday after officers swooped on homes in London, Coventry and Cardiff.
| Once again we are forced to note that their first names are not Trevor, William and Nigel... |
They were arrested under the terrorism act as part of an investigation into the illegal exportation of khat to the US and Canada where it is a controlled substance.
The three men are jointly accused of conspiracy for allegedly mislabelling parcels being sent from the UK. Married father-of-six Ali, who runs a taxi firm which has contracts with several schools, was also charged with possession of a fake Norwegian passport.
| Guess they didn't know who was taking temporary possession of their children... But on the other hand, he was working hard to support his family, not lounging about on the dole. |
The three defendants spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses when they were brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London.
The three suspects were among seven people arrested by officers investigating a network suspected of funding terrorism at the Met's counter-terrorism command during a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation earlier this week. The remaining four suspects -- a woman aged 45 and three men aged 47, 45 and 42 -- continue to be held under the terrorism act, Scotland Yard said.
| More arrests? Good for Scotland Yard! |
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