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12/10/2006
Duo remanded over cannabis possession
Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with what has been described as the biggest ever seizure of cannabis in Northern Ireland.
Stephen James McGivern, 31, of Oak Crescent, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and Martin Kerfoot, 39, of Seacliff Road, Bangor, County Down, appeared at Newtownards Magistrates Court, which was sitting in Downpatrick, charged with possession of the Class C drug with intent to supply.
The pair were remanded in custody until October 27.
A total of £18 million worth of cannabis was seized by the PSNI Drugs Squad and HM Revenue and Customs in Newtownards on Tuesday.
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Stephen James McGivern, 31, of Oak Crescent, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and Martin Kerfoot, 39, of Seacliff Road, Bangor, County Down, appeared at Newtownards Magistrates Court, which was sitting in Downpatrick, charged with possession of the Class C drug with intent to supply.
The pair were remanded in custody until October 27.
A total of £18 million worth of cannabis was seized by the PSNI Drugs Squad and HM Revenue and Customs in Newtownards on Tuesday.
(EF)
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