Man due in North court over drugs seizure

A man (38 )  was charged last night following the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and several firearms in the North earlier…

A man (38 ) was charged last night following the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and several firearms in the North earlier this week.

The man was charged with 14 separate offences involving the drugs and weapons and is due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates' Court this morning.

The seizures were made when police searched two houses in the Co Armagh town on Tuesday night. A second man arrested at the time has been cautioned by detectives and released.

Police said drugs with a street valued estimated at £750,000 (€1.079 million) - including ecstasy tablets, cocaine, herbal cannabis and cannabis resin and prescription drugs - were recovered.

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The guns included a revolver, pistol, improvised shotgun, stun gun and a replica firearm and a large quantity of assorted ammunition.

A substantial sum of money and a large quantity of cigarettes were also seized.