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17/12/2003
Belfast pair charged following Manchester drugs swoop
The wife and son of loyalist paramilitary leader Johnny Adair are among six people arrested by police investigating drugs crimes in Greater Manchester.
Police swooped on a number of houses in the Manchester and Lancashire areas on Tuesday morning as part of 'Operation Margate'. It is reported that all the suspects have been charged in relation to conspiracy to supply class A drugs including heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine.
Gina Adair, 37, and Jonathan Adair, 19, arrested on Tuesday are expected to appear before magistrates in Bolton.
The wife and son of the jailed paramilitary leader arrived in the Greater Manchester area earlier this year as they fled a feud between loyalist factions in Belfast.
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Police swooped on a number of houses in the Manchester and Lancashire areas on Tuesday morning as part of 'Operation Margate'. It is reported that all the suspects have been charged in relation to conspiracy to supply class A drugs including heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine.
Gina Adair, 37, and Jonathan Adair, 19, arrested on Tuesday are expected to appear before magistrates in Bolton.
The wife and son of the jailed paramilitary leader arrived in the Greater Manchester area earlier this year as they fled a feud between loyalist factions in Belfast.
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