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22/03/2012
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£350K Worth Of Cannabis Seized
A large cannabis factory discovered by the police in County Fermanagh had an estimated value of £350,000. Eight hundred plants were discovered in a rural property near Coa, about five miles from Enniskillen. One man was arrested. He remains in custody. The house was being rented and the police have appealed to landlords to be vigilant as they believe there may be other properties in isolated rural areas being used as cannabis factories.Electrical engineers spent some hours making the property safe.
Man Charged Over Derry Rape
A man has been charged with the rape of a woman in Newry in December. The 21-year-old is due to appear before Newry Magistrates' Court today. The charge relates to the alleged rape of a 23-year-old woman on 11 December, 2011. The woman said she was raped after accepting a lift in the Sugar Island area of the city.
Separate Armed Robberies Shock Communities
A man armed with a knife has robbed an off licence in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.
He threatened a member of staff at the business on the Carnmoney Road at around 7.50pm on Wednesday before making off with a sum of money. No-one was injured during the incident. Elsewhere a man armed with a claw hammer has robbed a bookies in west Belfast. He threatened a member of staff at the Falls Road premises at around 9.10pm before making off with a sum of money. No-one was injured in the incident.
(LB)
A large cannabis factory discovered by the police in County Fermanagh had an estimated value of £350,000. Eight hundred plants were discovered in a rural property near Coa, about five miles from Enniskillen. One man was arrested. He remains in custody. The house was being rented and the police have appealed to landlords to be vigilant as they believe there may be other properties in isolated rural areas being used as cannabis factories.Electrical engineers spent some hours making the property safe.
Man Charged Over Derry Rape
A man has been charged with the rape of a woman in Newry in December. The 21-year-old is due to appear before Newry Magistrates' Court today. The charge relates to the alleged rape of a 23-year-old woman on 11 December, 2011. The woman said she was raped after accepting a lift in the Sugar Island area of the city.
Separate Armed Robberies Shock Communities
A man armed with a knife has robbed an off licence in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim.
He threatened a member of staff at the business on the Carnmoney Road at around 7.50pm on Wednesday before making off with a sum of money. No-one was injured during the incident. Elsewhere a man armed with a claw hammer has robbed a bookies in west Belfast. He threatened a member of staff at the Falls Road premises at around 9.10pm before making off with a sum of money. No-one was injured in the incident.
(LB)
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