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25/10/2019
Public Reports See Drugs Seized & Man Arrested
A number of reports from a rural community have led to the arrest of a man and a quantity of cash, drugs and mobile phones removed from the public realm.
Police were tipped off about drug dealing in the Harryville area of Ballymena and moved to search a property on Thursday, 24 October.
A sum of cash, suspected morphine tablets and mobile phones were recovered from the scene after officers forced entry to the property.
A 47-year-old male was arrested at the address and was in police custody awaiting interview as of Friday morning.
The investigation is ongoing as forensic enquiries are carried out and mobile devices scanned.
(JG/MH)
Police were tipped off about drug dealing in the Harryville area of Ballymena and moved to search a property on Thursday, 24 October.
A sum of cash, suspected morphine tablets and mobile phones were recovered from the scene after officers forced entry to the property.
A 47-year-old male was arrested at the address and was in police custody awaiting interview as of Friday morning.
The investigation is ongoing as forensic enquiries are carried out and mobile devices scanned.
(JG/MH)
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