Two men are due to appear in court on Wednesday charged in connection with the discovery of a cannabis factory in the centre of Newry city.
The pair, aged 34 and 28, will appear before Newry Magistrates Curt charged with various offences in connection with the seizure of cannabis plants with a street value of £200,000 and dishonestly using electricity.
They are accused of being concerned in the supply of a Class B drug, possession of a Class B controlled drug, possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply and cultivating cannabis.
The pair were arrested following a raid by police on a property on Canal Street in the city on Monday.
Officers from the Newry, Mourne & Down District Support Team carried out the search operation of the property shortly 4.40pm.
“Police are committed to making Northern Ireland a hostile environment for those in our community who are involved in the drugs trade, or anyone tempted to become involved should be under no illusion - we will seek to identify them, arrest them and place them before the courts,” a PSNI spokesperson said following the arrests.
Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins welcomed “the discovery of a cannabis factory and the seizure of a significant amount of the drug”.
“I welcome the work done by a neighbourhood policing team in locating this drug making facility and taking such a quantity of drugs off our streets,” Ms Kimmins said.
