Man in his 20s charged with Class A drug dealing after organised crime squad swoops on car in Co Armagh estate

A man stands accused of Class A drug dealing after officers from the PSNI Organised Crime Branch stopped a car in Co Armagh.

The car stop happened in the Drumbeg area of Craigavon on Tuesday.

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The entrance to the Drumbeg estate

Drumbeg is both the name of a housing estate and the road running through it, and sits towards the Lurgan side of Craigavon.

The 29-year-old man is charged with being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug, possession of a Class A controlled drug, possession of a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply and possession of Class B and Class C controlled drugs.

He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

Earlier police had said that the car stop happened at about 4.30pm on Tuesday when officers searched a black Volkswagen and found “suspected illegal drugs with an estimated value of approximately £65,000, along with other drugs related paraphernalia”.

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