Man charged after drugs seizure with street value of £425,000 in Co Antrim

A 46 year old man has been charged with possession of a Class B Controlled Drug and possession of a Class B Controlled drug with intent to supply.

He is due to appear at Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday 31st March. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

The charges are in relation to the seizure of suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of around £425,000 by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch, who stopped a man in a HGV travelling from the area of Larne Harbour shortly after 1:40am on Saturday 29th March. 

Officers stopped a man in a HGV travelling from Larne Harbour. A search of the vehicle was conducted under the Misuse of Drugs Act and a quantity of suspected herbal cannabis was seized.

Commenting following the seizure, Detective Inspector Conlan said on Saturday:

“Our officers will continue to protect communities from the harm of illegal drugs. As a result of this excellent police work, a large quantity of suspected dangerous controlled drugs are now safely off our streets.

“Drugs have no place in our community and I am making a direct appeal to anyone with information about the illicit supply, possession or misuse of drugs to contact police on the non-emergency number 101, or submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.“