Drugs with a street value of £650,000 seized near Craigavon and a man arrested
A man has been arrested and suspected illegal drugs seized following the search of a car in Craigavon.
The PSNI’s Organised Crime branch searched a black Volkswagen car in the Drumbeg area of Craigavon at approximately 4.30pm on Tuesday.
Detective Inspector McCamley said: “As a result of this search, we seized suspected illegal drugs with an estimated value of approximately £650,000, along with other drugs related paraphernalia.
“The driver of the car, a man aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including possession of a class A controlled drug, possession of a class A drug with intent to supply, possession of a class B controlled drug and possession of a class C controlled drug.
“He remains in police custody at this time as our enquiries continue.
“Drug supply and misuse is a vicious cycle that we need to collectively break, and we all have a part to play.
"I would appeal to anyone with information about illegal drug use or supply, to call police on the non-emergency number 101.”
Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals
The independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/