Former West Indies fast bowler Eldine Baptiste, 43, has been arrested on charges of attempting to import cocaine hidden in golf balls into Britain.
He was detained after arriving at Gatwick Airport after a flight from his native Antigua.
Antigua and Barbuda High Commissioner Sir Ronald Sanders said Baptiste would appear in court on May 28.
Baptiste was a member of the West Indies test and one-day teams from 1983 to 1990.
He is currently coach of South African domestic club KwaZulu-Natal.
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