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| Man arrested over £16m drug find | Man arrested over £16m drug find |
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| A Belfast man has been arrested by police over a £16m cannabis seizure nearly 13 years ago. | A Belfast man has been arrested by police over a £16m cannabis seizure nearly 13 years ago. |
| The 1.7 tonnes of drugs were found on a boat docked at Kilrush in County Clare in November 1996. It is understood it had sailed from Gibraltar. | |
| Three crew members - one from Northern Ireland - were arrested at the time. | Three crew members - one from Northern Ireland - were arrested at the time. |
| The 46-year-old man arrested on Tuesday morning is being questioned by detectives from the PSNI's organised crime branch. | The 46-year-old man arrested on Tuesday morning is being questioned by detectives from the PSNI's organised crime branch. |
| He is being held at Grosvenor Road police station in west Belfast. | He is being held at Grosvenor Road police station in west Belfast. |