A Culloville man has appeared in court on Tuesday following the discovery of a south Armagh cannabis factory on Monday.
Aleksandr Romaniuk, of Concession Road, appeared before Newry Magistrates’ Court on January 9 on a number of drug-related charges.
The 38-year-old is charged with cultivating cannabis, possessing cannabis with intent to supply, possessing cannabis, being concerned in the production of cannabis, being concerned in the supply of cannabis and dishonestly using electricity.
The charges follow the search of a property in the Culloville area on Monday, January 8, during which officers located cannabis plants and dried cannabis with a combined estimated street value of approximately £100,000.
With the assistance of an interpreter, Romaniuk was asked to confirm his name and date of birth.
The list of charges were then read to him and he responded that he understood.
A Police Constable appearing in court confirmed they were aware of the facts of the case and could connect the accused to the charges.
As there was no bail application, District Judge Anne Marshall adjourned the case with the defendant to appear at Newry Magistrates’ Court on January 31 by way of videolink.
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