16/02/2022

Two Arrested In Connection With Co Armagh Drugs Seizure

Suspected Class B drugs worth an estimated £300,000 have been seized in County Armagh.

Two men, aged 45 and 51, have been arrested in connection with the seizure and charged with possession of a Class B controlled drug, possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of a Class B controlled drug and possessing criminal property.

In what police described as a "proactive operation" a number of properties were searched in counties Armagh and Down.

The men are expected to appear at Newry Magistrates' Court via video link today, Wednesday 16 February.


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