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Sunday World
11-06-2025
- Sunday World
Cops seize large quantity of drugs from €590k Lurgan cannabis farm
Police said a cannabis farm was discovered on the property which housed plants with an estimated street value of €590,000 The PSNI have seized a large number of Cass B drugs following a search of a property in the Colane Road area of Lurgan on Tuesday 10th June. Police said a cannabis farm was discovered on the property which housed plants with an estimated street value of €590,000 and was described as 'fundamentally dangerous'. The PSNI said three men aged 69, 55 and 27 have been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis. Detective Inspector Conor Sweeney of the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch said 'This is the most sophisticated cannabis farm I have encountered. 'A substantial degree of engineering and investment has gone into the construction and concealment of this underground facility, which housed plants with an estimated street value of €590,000; however, this set-up is fundamentally dangerous and we have availed of the expertise of several partner agencies to make the site safe for officers to properly examine the scene and remove plants and equipment.' Anyone with information about suspected drug-dealing in their area is encouraged to contact police on the non-emergency number 101. The seized cannabis Photo credit PSNI News in 90 Seconds - June 11th
BBC News
11-06-2025
- BBC News
Lurgan: £500,000 of cannabis discovered in the Colane Road area
Police have made three arrests and seized cannabis with a street value of half a million pounds in Lurgan, County large quantity of the Class B drug was seized from an underground facility at a property in the Colane Road area of the town on Tuesday. Three men aged 69, 55 and 27 were arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of 69-year-old was further arrested on suspicion of allowing premises to be used for the cultivation of cannabis. Detective Inspector Conor Sweeney said it was the "most sophisticated cannabis farm I have encountered". "A substantial degree of engineering and investment has gone into the construction and concealment of this underground facility."
Belfast Telegraph
11-06-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
PSNI seize large quantity of drugs from £500k Lurgan cannabis farm
Police said a cannabis farm was discovered on the property which housed plants with an estimated street value of £500,000 and was described as 'fundamentally dangerous'. The PSNI said three men aged 69, 55 and 27 have been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis. Detective Inspector Conor Sweeney of the PSNI's Organised Crime Branch said 'This is the most sophisticated cannabis farm I have encountered.' News Catch Up - Wednesday 11th June 2025 'A substantial degree of engineering and investment has gone into the construction and concealment of this underground facility, which housed plants with an estimated street value of £500,000; however, this set-up is fundamentally dangerous and we have availed of the expertise of several partner agencies to make the site safe for officers to properly examine the scene and remove plants and equipment.' Anyone with information about suspected drug-dealing in their area is encouraged to contact police on the non-emergency number 101.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
Drugs worth £6.5m found in food packaging
A man has been arrested after a cross-border policing operation seized an estimated £6.5m (€7.8m) of suspected drugs in County Antrim. Police discovered suspected cannabis, cocaine and ketamine in food packaging after searching a premise in Mallusk near Newtownabbey on Monday morning. The seizure comes after a Joint Agency Task Force operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Garda Síochána (Irish police force). A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of supplying Class A and Class B controlled drugs. PSNI Det Insp Conor Sweeney said it is believed the drugs were to be supplied to various markets across the UK. "It is not difficult to imagine the harm that would have been caused by this volume of drugs being dealt on street corners within our communities to vulnerable people, children and those with addictions issues," he said. "Nor is it difficult to imagine the mayhem that the organised criminals behind this would have wreaked with the millions of pounds of profit they potentially stood to make. Det Insp Sweeney said he is "delighted" the seizure will mean the drugs are removed from circulation and those responsible will be denied an income stream. "However, we recognise there is still much work to be done to tackle such serious and organised criminality."
BBC News
03-03-2025
- BBC News
Mallusk: Police seize £6.5m worth of drugs in food packaging
A man has been arrested after a cross-border policing operation seized an estimated £6.5m (€7.8m) of suspected drugs in County discovered suspected cannabis, cocaine and ketamine in food packaging after searching a premise in Mallusk near Newtownabbey on Monday seizure comes after a Joint Agency Task Force operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Garda Síochána (Irish police force).A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of supplying Class A and Class B controlled drugs. PSNI Det Insp Conor Sweeney said it is believed the drugs were to be supplied to various markets across the UK."It is not difficult to imagine the harm that would have been caused by this volume of drugs being dealt on street corners within our communities to vulnerable people, children and those with addictions issues," he said."Nor is it difficult to imagine the mayhem that the organised criminals behind this would have wreaked with the millions of pounds of profit they potentially stood to Insp Sweeney said he is "delighted" the seizure will mean the drugs are removed from circulation and those responsible will be denied an income stream."However, we recognise there is still much work to be done to tackle such serious and organised criminality."
