Charges after £225k drugs seizure in Ballymena

Police seized suspected drugs following the searches. Credit: PSNI

Police investigating criminality linked to the UDA have seized £225,00 worth of drugs in Ballymena, Co Antrim.

Officers found the suspected Class A and Class B drugs after a search in the Harryville estate on Saturday.

Electronic devices and suspected stolen goods were also found.

A 48-year-old man has been charged in connection with the drugs haul and is due to appear before Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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