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Two men charged with drug crimes after cocaine seized

Two men were charged last night with Class A drugs offences
Two men were charged last night with Class A drugs offences Two men were charged last night with Class A drugs offences

THREE men were last night being questioned by police on suspicion of Class A drugs offences after more than £100,000 worth of cocaine was seized.

Two of the men, aged 32 and 66, were detained when police stopped a car on the Belsize Road in Lisburn on Thursday night.

A third man, aged 28, was arrested during follow up searches at a number of addresses across the city.

During the operation, police recovered suspected high purity cocaine with an estimated value in excess of £100,000.

Officers also seized approximately 50kg of cutting agent, which police believe was intended to be used to bulk the drugs and increase street value.

Two high value cars and a large sum of cash were also seized.