Pair charged in Italian cannabis probe
The 24-year-old woman and 35-year-old man are due to appear at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court on Saturday accused of money laundering.
Police arrested the pair in Milton Keynes on Thursday morning. They also seized two high-value vehicles.
The man and woman are the latest to be charged as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of cannabis from Italy to Northern Ireland.
In March, £800,000 worth of drugs were seized in the region during the PSNI-led operation, working with colleagues from the Italian Carabinieri and the National Crime Agency.
At the time, searches were carried out in Belfast, Greenisland, Bangor, Newtownards and Ballywalter – and in the Prato and Bologna areas of Italy.
A number of arrests were made in NI, England and Italy.
Detective Inspector Andy Dunlop, who is leading the investigation said: “This is a complex investigation, but we are vigorously pursuing all lines of inquiry which includes...
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