Castletown man charged with drugs offences named

Wednesday, 24 August 2011 01:00

Kevin Louis Taylor charged following drugs raid

The Castletown man charged with drugs offences following the seizure of class A drugs last week has been named.

41 year old Kevin Louis Taylor was charged yesterday after Diamorphine worth around £28,000 was discovered during a raid last Wednesday.

A man from Liverpool was also charged with producing drugs to the island and was remanded into custody following his first court appearance.

Taylor will appear in court again on Friday, he will remain in prison until then.

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