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12/04/2005
Man arrested following Derry drugs seizure
A man has been arrested after police seized £250,000 worth of drugs during raids in Londonderry on Monday.
A kilogram of cocaine and a significant amount of pharmaceutical bulking agents were discovered during the planned search in the Shantallow area of the city.
A spokesperson for the PSNI said that police came under attack with stones during the operation but that no one was hurt.
There are no further details at present.
(MB/GB)
A kilogram of cocaine and a significant amount of pharmaceutical bulking agents were discovered during the planned search in the Shantallow area of the city.
A spokesperson for the PSNI said that police came under attack with stones during the operation but that no one was hurt.
There are no further details at present.
(MB/GB)
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