A 65-year-old man denied conspiring with others to import cocaine to Bermuda when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Giovanni Vimercati, from Lomazzo, Italy, allegedly committed the offence between a date unknown and August 17.

With the help of an interpreter, he pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried in Magistrates’ Court.

Magistrate Archibald Warner remanded Mr Vimercati into custody and adjourned the matter to September 8 for mention.

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