20/10/2005
Two men arrested in cannabis seizure
Two men have been arrested in separate drug raids in Counties Antrim and Armagh on Wednesday.
Police said that as part of a planned operation, around 400 cannabis plants at "various degrees of maturity" were seized along with lights and other equipment at both sites in Markethill and Nutts Corner.
The potential value of equipment and plants are believed to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, two pipe bomb-type devices were recovered by security personnel in north Belfast.
Police noticed a suspicious bag in the Agnes Street area of Belfast shortly after 4.30pm.
Following examination by Army Technical Officers, the items were removed for forensic examination.
(MB/SP)
Police said that as part of a planned operation, around 400 cannabis plants at "various degrees of maturity" were seized along with lights and other equipment at both sites in Markethill and Nutts Corner.
The potential value of equipment and plants are believed to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, two pipe bomb-type devices were recovered by security personnel in north Belfast.
Police noticed a suspicious bag in the Agnes Street area of Belfast shortly after 4.30pm.
Following examination by Army Technical Officers, the items were removed for forensic examination.
(MB/SP)
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