Man due in court after £1.7m of suspected cannabis seized in Cookstown

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A man has been charged after detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch seized suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of £1.7m in Mid Ulster.

The 41-year-old man is charged with being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs and possession of class B drugs with intent to supply following a search of a lorry in the Cookstown area on Sunday (October 8).

He is due to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates Court this morning.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “As is usual procedure all charges will be reviewed by the PPS”.