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Five due in court after Cookstown cannabis farm discovery

They face various charges including cultivating cannabis, possession of firearms or ammunition in suspicious circumstances and false imprisonment.

Dungannon Court

Detectives have charged five men following the discovery of a cannabis farm in the Tulnacross Road area of Cookstown.

The discovery was made on Thursday and 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.

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

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

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