A woman has been charged after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the country under her wig, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has said.

Chermisa Lisa Daniel, 32, of St Lucian nationality, was detained at Gatwick Airport on Sunday after arriving on a flight from St Lucia, via Antigua.

Ms Daniel will appear at Haywards Heath Magistrates' Court on 10 June.

The UKBA said 1kg (2lb) of cocaine, with a street value of £40,000, was recovered at the airport on Sunday.