Men remanded in custody over £560K cannabis haul

Soft Secrets
11 Oct 2014

The cannabis was recovered in the Donegall Quay area of Belfast


The cannabis was recovered in the Donegall Quay area of Belfast

Two men were remanded into custody today on charges linked to the seizure of £560,000 worth of cannabis in Belfast.

Chinese nationals Hui Lin and Li Yu appeared before the city's Magistrates Court following a police operation on Wednesday.

The pair are each charged with importing a controlled drug and having cannabis with intent to supply.

Both accused face further counts of possessing and converting criminal property, and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

The cannabis haul was recovered in the Donegall Quay area of the city.

Officers also carried out searches in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, and Portadown in Co Armagh.

Lin, a 40-year-old chef of no fixed address in Belfast, and Yu, 30, from Westland Road, Portadown, confirmed they understood the charges against them.

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