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Woman in court on drug charge

A 54-year-old woman has appeared in court, charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into the UK.

Dawn Sylla, from Lancashire, appeared in Edinburgh Sheriff Court following her arrest at Edinburgh Airport on Monday.

Border Force officers said they arrested Sylla when a substantial amount of the class A drug was discovered in her luggage.

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