16/12/2015

Belfast Woman Arrested In Connection With Irish Drug Seizure

Police have arrested a 26-year-old woman after herbal cannabis, worth an estimated street value of £40,000, was seized in the Republic of Ireland (RoI).

The woman was arrested at a property in the Ardcaoin area of Dunmurry, west Belfast, on Tuesday in an operation carried out in conjunction with the Irish Revenue's Customs Service and the National Crime Agency.

A small quantity of suspected class A drugs were also uncovered during the house search.

The woman is being questioned at Musgrave Police Station on suspicion of trafficking class A and B controlled drugs.

(CD/JP)

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