18/05/2007

Man in court over drugs seizure

A man is due in court in connection with a drugs seizure in Ballymena, County Antrim.

Police revealed cocaine with the street value of around £120,000 was discovered after a car was searched on the Larne Road in the town on Wednesday evening.

The man, aged 32, is due to appear at Larne Magistrate’s Court charged with possession, possession with intent to supply a class A drug and possession of a class C drug.

An 18-year-old woman was arrested. However, she has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.

(JM/KMcA)

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