District Support Team (DST) officers from Derry City & Strabane have charged a 64-year-old man with drugs-related offences to appear before Coleraine Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, Friday 13 June. 

The charges are possession of a Class A controlled drug, being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug, possession of a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply, Possession of a Class B controlled drug. 

As is usual procedure, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

The charges follow a proactive stop by DST officers of a vehicle on Ballyquin Road in Dungiven on Wednesday afternoon, 11 June. A subsequent search resulted in the seizure of approximately £14,000 of suspected Class A drugs (cocaine).