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19/06/2003
£4.5m ecstasy haul was set for NI say police
A Northern Ireland man has been arrested following the interception of the largest consignment of ecstasy tablets intended for the province.
The find is estimated to have a street value of £4.5 million and includes 450,000 tablets. Police believe the tablets were intended for supply in Northern Ireland.
The drugs were seized during an operation by customs officers in the south-east of England. Officers are believed to have been tipped off by the PSNI.
The drugs were discovered when customs officers searched a lorry in the seaport town of Dover.
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The find is estimated to have a street value of £4.5 million and includes 450,000 tablets. Police believe the tablets were intended for supply in Northern Ireland.
The drugs were seized during an operation by customs officers in the south-east of England. Officers are believed to have been tipped off by the PSNI.
The drugs were discovered when customs officers searched a lorry in the seaport town of Dover.
(MB)
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