An Ipswich man has denied being in possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply after being pulled over on the A14.
The 35-year-old Arminas Sotikovas was before Suffolk Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning, two days after his arrest on Tuesday afternoon.
Sotikovas, from Lithuania, was pulled over at around 5.30pm as he drove long the A14 near Stowmarket.
Police officers carried out a search of his van. The court heard that in the rear of the vehicle, they found two holdall cases which between them contained 40 blocks of cocaine bars, which weighed 1 kilogram each. It is estimated that this quantity of cocaine has a street value in excess of £2 million.
Sotikovas, of Riverside Road, Ipswich, denied the charge of possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
He has been remanded in custody ahead of his next appearance before Ipswich Crown Court on September 3.
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