United Kingdom.- The British police raided the actress’s property Miriam Margolyes, star of Harry Potterused as a smuggling base by a local gang.
Miriam, who played Professor Sprouthad been using the house as a summer retreat for 40 yearsand occasionally rented the residence as a vacation home to earn extra income, the outlet reported. Daily Star.
“ One day I got a call from the police and they said ‘Are you the owner of the Gun Emplacement?‘ and I said ‘yes’.
“ ¿You know it’s been used as a drop off point for criminals to get rid of their drugs? It’s a drug delivery point.’ And I said ‘Of course I didn’t know.‘What do you mean?’”, declared the actress for The Graham Norton Show.
The picturesque country house of Dover, became a crucial part of a plot foiled by several drug lords, involving approximately 13 million pounds worth of cocaine.
The secluded property It was also used as a landing site for helicopters transporting drugs.traffic them to France and it was even a base to collect narcotics from Belgium.
“ Following a police investigation, 12 members of the gang based in Merseyside were arrested and charged in connection with illegal importation“, reported The Mirror.
Despite all the smuggling deals carried out in the area, Miriam, 83 years oldwas not present at home.
During her interview, the actress joked about being considered an accomplice in the public eye and referred to herself as “Miriam Escobar”.
