£300K worth of suspected drugs found in luggage at Belfast City Airport

A man has been charged in connection with the discovery of around £300,000 worth of suspected class B drugs in luggage at Belfast City Airport.

The 36 year old arrived on a connecting international flight yesterday.

He’s due in court in Belfast later charged with possession of Class B controlled drugs, possession of Class B controlled drugs with intent to supply, and importation of class B controlled drugs.

The arrest was carried out by the PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch.

A PSNI statement said “The search, seizure and arrest was conducted as part of the ongoing multi-agency approach of the Organised Crime Task Force to target organised crime and the criminality linked to drug importation, supply and use that often results in drug debts, drug addiction and drug-related deaths within our communities.”

“We are committed to breaking the cycle of the illegal importation and supply of drugs in Northern Ireland, and to dismantle the organised criminals who profit from this incredibly harmful activity.”