26/03/2007

Pair charged over drug seizure

Two men have been charged with drugs offences after drugs worth an estimated £300,000 were seized by police.

The drugs were found in a car stopped on the M2 on Saturday.

One man, aged 56, and another, aged 24, have been charged with posession of a class A drug and posession of a class A drug with intent to supply.

(SP/KMcA)

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