£200,000 worth of cannabis seized at harbour
PSNI detectives, working with HM Revenue and Customs, conducted the operation in Co Antrim on Friday morning.
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Your support makes all the difference.Police have seized herbal cannabis worth £200,000 from a lorry during an operation at Larne Harbour.
PSNI detectives, working with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), conducted the operation in Co Antrim on Friday morning.
Detective Chief Inspector Richard Thornton said: “Detectives, working alongside Larne local policing team and our colleagues from HMRC, stopped a lorry in the Larne Harbour area just after 2 am.
“A quantity of suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of approximately £200,000 was seized from the vehicle during the proactive operation.
This is part of our ongoing commitment to address the criminality linked to drug importation
“The lorry and trailer have also been seized for further examination.
“A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a class B controlled drug with intent to supply.
“He remains in police custody at this time.”
Mr Thornton continued: “This search, seizure and arrest was conducted as part of the multi-agency approach to target criminality within the haulage industry.
“This is part of our ongoing commitment to address the criminality linked to drug importation, supply and use that often results in drug debts, drug addiction and drug-related deaths within our communities.”