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| Nine arrested in £1m drug swoops | Nine arrested in £1m drug swoops |
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| Nine people have been arrested after police seized drugs valued at £1m in Northern Ireland and northern England. | |
| Six kilos of cocaine, 22 kilos of amphetamines (speed) and 20 kilos of herbal cannabis were found on a lorry in Kilkeel, Co Down. | Six kilos of cocaine, 22 kilos of amphetamines (speed) and 20 kilos of herbal cannabis were found on a lorry in Kilkeel, Co Down. |
| In a follow-up search in the Belfast area, six kilos of speed and £100,000 in sterling and euro notes were seized. | In a follow-up search in the Belfast area, six kilos of speed and £100,000 in sterling and euro notes were seized. |
| As part of the same operation, 20 kilos of speed were recovered by police from a house in Preston, Lancashire. | |
| 'Organised crime' | 'Organised crime' |
| Eight searches were carried out in Northern Ireland, resulting in the arrests of five men. | Eight searches were carried out in Northern Ireland, resulting in the arrests of five men. |
| There were five searches in England and three men - who are being taken to Northern Ireland for questioning - and one woman were arrested. | There were five searches in England and three men - who are being taken to Northern Ireland for questioning - and one woman were arrested. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) led the operation which also involved Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire Police. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) led the operation which also involved Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire Police. |
| Det Supt Essie Adair, the officer in charge of the operation, said: "This has been a successful overt stage of a long-term proactive investigation involving the PSNI and partner agencies against an organised crime gang which we believe was importing drugs into Northern Ireland." | Det Supt Essie Adair, the officer in charge of the operation, said: "This has been a successful overt stage of a long-term proactive investigation involving the PSNI and partner agencies against an organised crime gang which we believe was importing drugs into Northern Ireland." |