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02/05/2014
Arrests Made In Cannabis Find
Police have made a series of arrests following the discovery of cannabis plants worth £410,000.
The find was made during a series of searches in the north, south and east of Belfast.
The largest find was at a property in Hughenden Avenue, off the Antrim Road, were police valued cannabis plants at more than £330,000.
Also on Thursday, plants thought to be worth £20,000 were seized by police at Evelyn Avenue, while on Wednesday some £60,000 worth of cannabis was found at Greenville Road in the east of the city, police said.
A woman, aged 38, and two men, aged 23 and 48, have been arrested on suspicion of drugs trafficking offences.
Detective Inspector Andy Dunlop said: "I am satisfied that we have today dismantled another criminal gang suspected of involvement in organised crime of this nature."
(JP)
The find was made during a series of searches in the north, south and east of Belfast.
The largest find was at a property in Hughenden Avenue, off the Antrim Road, were police valued cannabis plants at more than £330,000.
Also on Thursday, plants thought to be worth £20,000 were seized by police at Evelyn Avenue, while on Wednesday some £60,000 worth of cannabis was found at Greenville Road in the east of the city, police said.
A woman, aged 38, and two men, aged 23 and 48, have been arrested on suspicion of drugs trafficking offences.
Detective Inspector Andy Dunlop said: "I am satisfied that we have today dismantled another criminal gang suspected of involvement in organised crime of this nature."
(JP)
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