24/11/2006

Cocaine seized in Belfast

Police in south Belfast have seized a quantity of cocaine during a planned search operation yesterday evening.

Approximately £8,000 worth of the drug was recovered during the search of a premises in the Upper Lisburn Road area of the city shortly after 8pm.

A spokesperson for the PSNI said that further investigations into the seizure would take place.

(EF)

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