TWO MALES HAVE been charged in relation to the seizure of drugs with an estimated street value of approximately €47,000 (£40,000) in the Portrush area of Co Antrim last Thursday.

Detectives in Coleraine, Co Derry, charged the men, aged 27 and 34, with being concerned in the supply of a class B controlled drug; possession of a class B controlled drug and possession of a class B controlled drug with intent to supply.

They are due to appear at Ballymena Magistrates Court in Co Antrim today.

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Two men charged in relation to drugs seizure in Co Antrim

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