A 33-year-old man appeared in court on Saturday charged with several drug offences after police arrested him in Derry/Londonderry.

Officers detained the man in the Lower Road area on Friday, 1st May. He faces charges of being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug and two counts of possession of a Class A controlled drug.

Additional charges include possession of a Class A controlled drug with intent to supply and possession of a Class B controlled drug.

The man appeared before Londonderry Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Dungannon Magistrates’ Court, on Saturday 2nd May.

The Public Prosecution Service will review the charges as standard procedure.