TWO Braintree men charged in connection with drug seizures valued at more than £5 million will appear at Crown Court later this year.

Luke Jewitt, 29, of Chapel Hill, and Ndreim Muliu, 22, of Cressing Road, have been charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs.

The men are due to appear at St Albans Crown Court on May 14 for a plea hearing before a trial set for August 3.

Thomas Aldridge, 30, of Woodlands Park Drive, Great Dunmow, Robert Strachan, 36, and Darren Mullarkey, 24, both of London, are also set to stand trial.