15/06/2015

Drugs And Cash Seized From Property In Lisburn

Drugs worth an estimated value of up to £60,000 and a significant amount of cash have been seized by the police in Lisburn.

Quantities of suspected class A, class C and prescription drugs were also seized from the property in Linen Green just after 11pm on Saturday.

Inspector Michael Gregg said: "Officers were deployed in the Prince William Road area last night, conducting a proactive policing operation that included a vehicle checkpoint. The suspect vehicle approached the checkpoint and upon seeing officers, the driver made off at speed.

"Enquiries established the vehicle was linked to an address in Lisburn and the property and vehicle were subsequently searched under warrant."

Officers are continuing to work to locate the driver of the vehicle who was not present at the address.

Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.

(CD)

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