Two charged in Antrim over cocaine, gun

Police investigating organised crime have charged two men over the seizure of cocaine and a gun.

Police investigating organised crime have charged two men over the seizure of cocaine and a gun.

The men, aged 29 and 35, were arrested in Antrim on Wednesday and have been charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition in suspicious circumstances and possession of a quantity of the class A drug.

The two men will appear in Larne Magistrates Court today.

A woman arrested by police has been released pending a report to the Prosecution Service.

PA

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