Officers from the Derry City and Strabane District Support Team have charged a 38-year-old man with a number of drug-related offences.

He has been charged with possessing a class A drug, possessing a class A drug with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of a class A drug and resisting police.

The man in question is due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court on Friday (September 27).

As is normal procedure all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

The charges are in relation to the seizure of suspected class A drugs with an estimated street value of £39,000 following a detection made by officers from the Local Policing Team in the Waterside area of the city on Wednesday.