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Cocaine with an estimated street value of £5m has been seized during a planned operation in the Boucher Road area of Belfast.Cocaine with an estimated street value of £5m has been seized during a planned operation in the Boucher Road area of Belfast.
The haul which is believed to be the largest seizure of the drug in NI was recovered from one of two vehicles stopped during the planned search. The haul, which is believed to be the largest seizure of the drug in NI, was recovered from one of two vehicles stopped during the planned search.
Two men aged 38 and 47 have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Two men, aged 38 and 47, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Detectives from the PSNI's organised crime unit carried out the operation.Detectives from the PSNI's organised crime unit carried out the operation.
The MP for south Belfast, Alasdair McDonnell, welcomed the seizure of the drugs.
"This is a huge quantity of an illegal drug and the PSNI and any other agencies involved in the capture are to be congratulated," he said.
"Let no one be in any doubt that cocaine is a poison that can devastate lives and lead to early death."