DETECTIVES from the PSNI’s Reactive and Organised Crime Branch have arrested a man over a cocaine dealing racket.
The 36-year-old was detained in the Claudy area on Wednesday night following the search of a house in the area.
Detective Inspector Tom McClure said: “The man has been arrested as part of the investigation into the seizure of a quantity of high purity cocaine.
“It was seized from a vehicle stopped by police on the Dundrod Road at Nutts Corner on Friday 20th November 2015.
“The man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a class A drug and is currently in custody assisting officers with our enquiries.”
A 53 year old male from the Coleraine area was charged in November 2015 over the seizure.
A 31 year old male from the Portstewart area was charged in June 2016 in relation to this incident.
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