25/07/2018

Two Charged In Connection With Large Drug Seizure In Portadown

Two people have been charged in connection with a drug seizure in Portadown.

Cannabis worth an estimated £30,000 was discovered when police stopped and searched a BMW car at about 1.30pm on the Armagh Road on Monday, 23 July.

The drugs were found in the boot of the vehicle and a man and a woman, both aged 21, were taken into custody.

Police made further seizures during follow-up searches at two houses.

The man and woman, charged with a series of drug offences, are due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates' Court.

(MH/LM)

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