A man has been charged following the seizure of £165,000 from a car travelling along the A1 near Banbridge.
The 33-year-old has been charged with possession of criminal property, possession of a class B drug with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of a class B drug, possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances and without a licence.
He is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court today, Thursday, March 27.
As is usual procedure, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
The charges follow the man’s arrest after a search of a vehicle where £165,000 in suspected criminal cash was located and seized on the A1, near Banbridge on Wednesday.
This is also in addition to the follow-up searches carried out in two properties in west Belfast, where a number of items were seized, including quantity of a suspected herbal cannabis worth an estimated £67,500, a further £6,000 cash, drug supply paraphernalia and a round of ammunition.
