A MAN will appear in court charged with drugs smuggling.

Stuart Davidson, 63, of Chesham Drive, Basildon, is charged with conspiring to fraudulently evade the prohibition on importation of amphetamine, commonly known as speed.

The offence is alleged to have taken place in Folkestone, Kent, between October 2015 and April 2016.

Leslie Muffett, 58, of Campbell Road, Witham, and Richard Wakeling, 50, of Wharf Road, Brentwood, are charged with the same offence.

Darren Keane, 33, of Kiln Drive, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes, is charged with the same offence and possession of cocaine on December 19.

The four will appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on March 16.