Borough man accused of drug trafficking

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A Leigh man has stood before a Manchester judge accused of orchestrating the smuggling of almost half a metric tonne of cannabis.

David Udegbue, 45, is accused of trafficking 450kg of the class B substance through a fast parcel network between July 2015 and June 2016.

He was remanded in custody until a January 7 pre-trial hearing.

A trial date was set for June 28.

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