06/12/2023
PSNI And Garda Conduct Coordinated And Simultaneous Search Operation
The PSNI have participated in a coordinated and simultaneous search operation in partnership with the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau under the Joint Agency Task Force (JATF).
On Tuesday 5 December, detectives from the Organised Crime Branch, carried out searches in Newry, seized a number of items, including a vehicle and mobile phones. All have been removed for further examination.
The searches were part of an investigation, led by An Garda Síochána, into a large seizure of cocaine from a cargo ship off the coast of Cork on Tuesday 26 September.
Working with partners, the Police Service is committed to detecting and preventing drug-related activity – from the importation of drugs to the inevitable fallout.
Anyone with information, or concerns, about the illegal use or supply of drugs is asked to contact police on 101.
On Tuesday 5 December, detectives from the Organised Crime Branch, carried out searches in Newry, seized a number of items, including a vehicle and mobile phones. All have been removed for further examination.
The searches were part of an investigation, led by An Garda Síochána, into a large seizure of cocaine from a cargo ship off the coast of Cork on Tuesday 26 September.
Working with partners, the Police Service is committed to detecting and preventing drug-related activity – from the importation of drugs to the inevitable fallout.
Anyone with information, or concerns, about the illegal use or supply of drugs is asked to contact police on 101.
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