23/10/2019

Arrests As Police Seize £65k Drugs

A man and woman have been arrested after drugs worth an estimated £65,000 were seized.

The Class A and B substances were recovered during a Paramilitary Crime Task Force operation in Newtownabbey and North Down on Tuesday 22 October.

The raids were linked to the criminal activities of the west Belfast UDA.

A 40 year-old man and a 44 year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled substances with intent to supply and being in possession of criminal property.

It's understood that £10,000 in cash was seized along with the cocaine and cannabis.



(JG/CM)

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