Britons arrested over plans to jet-ski drugs across Channel

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LILLE, France (AFP) - Three Britons face charges of drug trafficking after preparing to cross the English Channel on a jet-ski with 46 kilogrammes (100 pounds) of cannabis, police said.

Three men, aged from 30 to 47, were arrested Sunday at a camping ground near Sangatte on France's north coast where they were waiting for good weather before attempting the crossing on a "high powered" jet-ski, police said.

The men were allegedly carrying three large sacks containing 46 kilogrammes of cannabis when they were arrested.

"It's fairly unusual that drug traffickers risk a channel crossing on a jet-ski. It's dangerous, especially at this time of year," a policemen said.

Two other men, suspected of waiting to pick up the drugs, were arrested by police at Dover on the British side of the Channel.

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