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19/08/2016
Two Men Charged With Money Laundering Offences In Armagh
Two men have been charged after police seized over £400,000 in cash as part of an investigation into illegal drugs supply and money laundering.
Detectives stopped a lorry on the Portadown Road in Armagh on Wednesday night, 17 August, and uncovered £408,000 in a holdall, a backpack and a plastic bag in the lorry's cab.
Four high value watches and other items were also seized during a follow-up search at a property in Armagh.
The two suspects, aged 30 and 32, are due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates' Court on Friday.
(CD/JP)
Detectives stopped a lorry on the Portadown Road in Armagh on Wednesday night, 17 August, and uncovered £408,000 in a holdall, a backpack and a plastic bag in the lorry's cab.
Four high value watches and other items were also seized during a follow-up search at a property in Armagh.
The two suspects, aged 30 and 32, are due to appear before Craigavon Magistrates' Court on Friday.
(CD/JP)
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