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PSNI seize £800,000 worth of skunk cannabis smuggled into Northern Ireland from Italy

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/25/2015 - 09:42

Detectives from Organised Crime Branch have seized drugs worth £800,000, an undisclosed amount of cash and made six arrests as part of an international investigation into the illegal supply of ‘skunk’ cannabis into Northern Ireland.

Those arrested include four men and two women with ages ranging between 26 years and 33 years old.

The PSNI is the lead investigator in an operation involving colleagues from the Italian Carabiniere and the National Crime Agency.

In a major search operation on Tuesday, detectives believe they have arrested significant members of a crime gang who have been involved in money laundering and drugs trafficking activities.

Police carried out 10 searches in Belfast, Greenisland, Bangor, Newtownards and Ballywalter, made 6 arrests and seized ‘skunk’ cannabis with an estimated street value in the region of £800,000.

In the same operation, 2 arrests were made and 3 searches carried out in the Prato and Bologna areas...

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