07/01/2014

Arrest Following Drugs Find

One person has been arrested following a drugs find in Strabane, Co Tyrone.

On Monday, police searched a property in the Derg Villas area and recovered quantities of suspected cocaine, ecstasy, cannabis and a variety of legal highs.

Around £53,000 in cash was also seized from the house.

In a statement, the PSNI said the discovery could not have been made without "help and support" from the community.

(JP)

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