28/09/2016

Two Charged Over £10,000 Heroin Seizure

Two people have been charged after police seized £10,000 worth of heroin in Poyntzpass, Newry.

A woman, 40, and a man, 49, were arrested after police stopped a car on Church Street on Tuesday, 27 September.

The pair have been charged with possession of a class A drug, possession of a class A drug with intent to supply and importation of a class A drug.

The woman has been released on bail and the man remains in custody. They are both due to appear at Newry Magistrates' Court today, 28 September.

(CD)

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