Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch who carried out a number of searches across Northern Ireland on Wednesday, 13th August have charged five men to court.

The five males aged 33, 34, 38, 41 and 43 have been charged with a number of offences and are due to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 14th August.

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