US judge drops narcotics charges

A California judge has dismissed narcotics charges filed against the brother of a leading Portadown loyalist who was arrested…

A California judge has dismissed narcotics charges filed against the brother of a leading Portadown loyalist who was arrested after police responded to shots being fired from the house where he was staying.

Mr William James Fulton, the brother of Mr Mark Fulton, was being held on drugs charges after police arrested him in Murrieta, California, in December with his wife and three other people.

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