MAN ARRESTED OVER £1.2 MILLION COCAINE SEIZURE IN NORTH BELFAST

police scene pic new1COPS are jubilant after smashing a crime gang’s attempt to flood Northern Ireland with cocaine.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested after suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of £1.2m was seized in north Belfast.

Detectives detained the man after stopping a car in an intelligence-led operation.

The vehicle was travelling near the city’s dockland area on the West Bank Road on Friday evening.

The suspect was arrested under the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act on suspicion of possessing a Class A drug, having it with intent to supply and conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Detective Inspector Keith Gawley of the Reactive and Organised Crime Branch said: “We’re delighted at having removed this amount of drugs from the streets of Northern Ireland.

“We’re committed to making Northern Ireland a hostile environment for those involved in criminality.”

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