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Cocaine worth £5m seized in city | Cocaine worth £5m seized in city |
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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. | |
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." |
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