Kray stands trial over drugs ring
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Your support makes all the difference.Charlie Kray and two other men accused of involvement in an alleged pounds 78m cocaine supply ring are due to stand trial today. Mr Kray, 70, of Sanderstead, Surrey, and builder Ronald Field, 49, of Raynes Park, south- west London, are charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, being concerned in supplying 2kg of cocaine, and conspiring with each other to supply 1,000 ecstasy tablets.
Electrician Robert Gould, 39, of Wimbledon, south-west London, is charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine, and with being concerned in the supply of 2kg of the drug at an Essex hotel. The trial at Woolwich Crown Court, south-east London, is expected to last two months.
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