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Four guilty of smuggling £4.3m of drugs in container

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Four men found guilty of smuggling 4.3 m worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of gari powder.

Police intercepted the container at Tilbury Docks , Essex, and replaced it with dummy packages.

The four men are due to be sentenced on 18 October after a three-week trial at Southwark Crown Court .

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44

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31

Neutral language

44

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formal

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English

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49

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short-lived

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