Man and woman due in court after 'substantial' sum of cash and suspected drugs are seized
Police have charged a man and a woman to court following arrests in Carrickfergus which resulted in the recovery of a substantial amount of cash and suspected drugs in a related search.
The arrests were made the early hours of Monday, February 23 at a car park in the Marine Highway area of the town.
The 39-year-old man is charged with possessing criminal property, possession of a Class A controlled drug, possessing counterfeit currency and possession of goods with intent to evade duty.
The 32-year-old woman is charged with a number of offences, including possessing criminal property, possession of a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply and possessing counterfeit currency.
Both are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, February 24.
In a statement on Monday night, police said officers located a large sum of money during the search of a car in Carrickfergus.
A PSNI spokesperson said a follow-up search was carried out at a property in the Dunmurry area and approximately one kilogram of suspected cocaine, along with designer goods, was recovered.