19/08/2004

Ecstasy recovered in Co Down

Police have recovered ecstasy worth an estimated street value of £50,000 in Co Down. The drugs were found in the Millisle area yesterday, however there were no arrests.

Elsewhere, a 14-year-old girl is expected to appear before a court in Newry today charged with three counts of burglary and one of attempted burglary. The charges relate to a number of incidents in the Newry and Mourne and South Down areas over the last week.

(MB)

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