Cookstown cannabis farm: five men due in court

By Valerie Martin
Published 4th Mar 2023, 10:20 BST
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Five men have been charged following the discovery of a cannabis farm in the Cookstown area on Thursday, March 2.

They are expected to appear before Dungannon Magistrates Court today (Saturday).

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Criminal Investigation Department have charged five men following the discovery of a cannabis farm in the Tulnacross Road area of Cookstown on Thursday, March 2.

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"The men, aged 28, 36, 50 and two aged 29, have been charged with a number of related offences, including cultivating cannabis, possession of firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances, and false imprisonment.

"The men are expected to appear before Dungannon Magistrates Court today, Saturday, March 4.

"As is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.”