ABUJA: Valentine Aniagoh, was stopped at Heathrow Airport after arriving on a flight from Lagos, Nigeria.
Border Force officers seized 20kg of drugs following a luggage search and arrested the 49-year-old.
The cocaine is currently being tested for purity but is estimated to have a street value of more than £1m.
Aniagoh appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court the following day charged with attempting to import a class a drug.
He was remanded in custody until his next appearance at Isleworth Crown Court on February 12.