US Pilot Wayne Siegler Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Possession at Heathrow Airport

Wayne Siegler, a pilot employed by a major US airline, has pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine after being arrested at Heathrow Airport. The 45-year-old was apprehended on 17 October at Terminal 2.

Mr Siegler, a resident of Long Island, New York, appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, where he entered his plea. Details of his employer were not disclosed during the hearing.

The court remanded Mr Siegler on unconditional bail. He is scheduled to return for a second hearing in December, when he will receive his sentence for the drug offence.