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Five remanded in custody in drug case

Arrests follow joint operation with Merseyside

Five men accused of running a drug-dealing gang between the Isle of Man and Liverpool have been remanded in custody.
 
They were arrested this week as part of a joint operation targeting large amounts of cannabis smuggled to the Island in cars.
 
Three men from Merseyside appeared before magistrates at Douglas courthouse this morning: Francis Richard Dunne (34), Stephen Joseph James Alty (39) and Liam Dunne (32).
 
They were joined by two local men: 31-year-old Jamie Smith, of Maple Avenue in Onchan, and 28-year-old Darren Dooley, care of the Isle of Man Prison.
 
The case has been adjourned until next Thursday, 28 February.

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