This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8517529.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Eight charged over £2m drugs find | Eight charged over £2m drugs find |
| (about 4 hours later) | |
| Eight men are to appear in court in Belfast following a large drugs seizure at the weekend. | Eight men are to appear in court in Belfast following a large drugs seizure at the weekend. |
| They are charged with conspiracy to supply drugs and a variety of money laundering offences. | They are charged with conspiracy to supply drugs and a variety of money laundering offences. |
| Cocaine, speed and herbal cannabis with an estimated value of £2m were found by police in Kilkeel, Belfast and Preston in England on Saturday. | Cocaine, speed and herbal cannabis with an estimated value of £2m were found by police in Kilkeel, Belfast and Preston in England on Saturday. |
| About £100,000 in cash was also seized. A women who was being questioned in England has been released on bail. | About £100,000 in cash was also seized. A women who was being questioned in England has been released on bail. |
| Five of the men were arrested in Northern Ireland and the three others and the woman in England. | Five of the men were arrested in Northern Ireland and the three others and the woman in England. |
| Seven of the men are from Northern Ireland, while the other is a Dutch national. | Seven of the men are from Northern Ireland, while the other is a Dutch national. |
| The PSNI said it believed the drugs had been taken from Holland to England and on then to Northern Ireland. | The PSNI said it believed the drugs had been taken from Holland to England and on then to Northern Ireland. |