02/02/2017

Two Men Arrested On Suspicion Of Drugs Offences

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after cannabis plants were discovered at a house in the Shankill area in Belfast.

Detectives stopped a car in the Peter's Hill area on Wednesday, 01 February, which led to a house being searched in Brown Street.

The PSNI found cannabis plants and drugs and drugs paraphernalia at the property.

The men, aged 23 and 29, have been detained on suspicion of drugs offences.

(CD/JP)

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