Seven for court over Belfast cocaine

A woman and six men are due in court today after the seizure of what is believed to be cocaine with an estimated value of £120…

A woman and six men are due in court today after the seizure of what is believed to be cocaine with an estimated value of £120,000 in Belfast.

The suspected drugs were found and arrests made after a search of an address in south Belfast on Wednesday evening.

A woman (44) has been charged with possession of a class A drug and possession of a class A drug with intent to supply.

Six men aged between 21 and 45 are each charged with money laundering and with being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, namely cocaine. One of the men faces a further charge of supplying a class A drug.

All seven will appear in court at Belfast Magistrates' Court, Laganside, today.

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