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)

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