00:00An airline pilot has admitted possessing cocaine after being arrested at Heathrow Airport.
00:06The 64-year-old American man was detained by police on Sunday 1st November and pleaded guilty to possessing the
00:14drug at Uxbridge Magistrates Court.
00:17The pilot has also been charged with being drunk or unfit to fly while flying or working on an aircraft.
00:24Those are separate allegations and no finding of guilt has been reported for those offences.
00:30The pilot has been placed in custody and is due to appear at Islesworth Crown Court on the 7th of
00:36December.
00:36Police have not identified the airline that's involved and Heathrow Airport has declined to comment on the matter.
