Four men have been charged with smuggling cocaine through Manchester Airport following a National Crime Agency investigation.
The suspects were charged last night and will appear today at Manchester Magistrates’ Court.
They are: Dale Hosker, 49, of Palatine Road, Bury; Dale Creen, 34, of Mere Fold, Worsley; Albanian national Elton Hallaci, 31, of Adlam Road, Liverpool, and Artur Iseberi, 27, also an Albanian national, of Aintree Lane, Liverpool.
The offences are alleged to have been committed in May 2024.
Two other men who were arrested yesterday were released on bail. The investigation continues.
18 June 2025
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Six suspects have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in a National Crime Agency investigation into the smuggling of cocaine through Manchester Airport.
The six, all men, were arrested today (Tues 17 June) at addresses across Greater Manchester and Liverpool.
Two Albanian nationals in their 20s and 30s were arrested at two properties in Fazakerley, Liverpool.
Two men in their 40s and 20s were arrested at one property in Bury. Another man, in his 30s, was arrested at a second property in Bury.
And a man in his 30s was arrested at an address in Worsley.
The six were arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine through Manchester Airport in May 2024.
All suspects were taken into custody for questioning.
An NCA spokesperson said:
“These arrests were made as part of a long running investigation. The NCA works at home and abroad to fight the Class A drugs threat.”
17 June 2025
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