Man in court after cannabis worth £10,000 seized
Police say the seizure has an estimated street value of £10,000
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A man has appeared in court after cannabis with an estimated street value of £10,000 was seized by police in Londonderry.
Andrew Murie, 41, from Lincoln Court, Derry, appeared in court in the city on Tuesday.
He is charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply, possessing cannabis, being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possessing criminal property.
Londonderry Magistrates' Court was told 750 grammes of cannabis in vacuum packed bags was uncovered during a search by officers in the Lincoln Court area on Monday.
The drugs and money were seized in the Waterside on Monday
Vacuum bags, deal bags, £2,400 in cash and a quantity of plant food were also found while officers also seized a mobile phone.
A police officer said Mr Murie could be connected to the charges.
The court was told that the accused told police he was addicted to cannabis and sold some to feed his own addiction.
Mr Murie told police he supplied about 10 people with drugs.
The police officer said that an initial triage of the seized phone revealed 17,000 pages of material and police believed that the quantity of drugs was greater than Mr Murie had admitted.
An application for an anonymity order was refused by District Judge Barney McElholm who said there was no specific threat against the accused.
A defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott said Mr Murie had no criminal record and would be disputing the value of the drugs found.
Adjourning a bail application, Judge McElholm said that would allow police to complete the triage of the phone.
Mr Murie was remanded in custody to appear again on 25 April.