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13/02/2020
Suspect Due In Court Over £200k Drug Find
A 27 year-old is due in court charged with drug related offences after substances worth an estimated £200,000 were seized in Belfast.
The suspect will appear at a sitting of Belfast Magistrates Court today, Thursday 13 February, on suspicion of offences including being concerned in an offer to supply class A controlled drugs and possession of a class B substance with intent to supply.
It follows the seizure of a class B drug worth around £40k on the Beersbridge Road in east Belfast. A further £160k worth of drugs was subsequently recovered in the Rugby Parade area.
The seizures were carried out on Wednesday 12 February.
All charges are to be reviewed by the PPS, as is normal procedure.
The suspect will appear at a sitting of Belfast Magistrates Court today, Thursday 13 February, on suspicion of offences including being concerned in an offer to supply class A controlled drugs and possession of a class B substance with intent to supply.
It follows the seizure of a class B drug worth around £40k on the Beersbridge Road in east Belfast. A further £160k worth of drugs was subsequently recovered in the Rugby Parade area.
The seizures were carried out on Wednesday 12 February.
All charges are to be reviewed by the PPS, as is normal procedure.
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