British sprinter and Olympian CJ Ujah is among 10 people accused of cryptocurrency fraud and also faces a separate charge of supplying cannabis.

The group appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court facing allegations they were part of an organised crime scam involving phone calls to victims from people purporting to be police officers or cryptocurrency companies.

Victims are reported to have been tricked into sharing important security details before discovering funds stored in their crypto wallets had been stolen.

One is alleged to have lost more than £300,000.

The 32-year-old athlete, of Enfield, north London, became the fifth Briton to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, running 9.96 seconds in 2014.

He won 4x100m relay gold at…