Half a million pounds worth of drugs seized during police operation in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

Two men are being questioned after a cross border operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland uncovered drugs worth half a million pounds.

Class B controlled drugs were seized in the Lisburn Road area of south Belfast after police stopped two cars on Friday afternoon.

Later Gardaí carried out searches in the Republic of Ireland.

Detective Inspector Kelly from the Police Service of Northern Ireland said:

“Shortly before 3pm, officers stopped and searched two vehicles in the Lisburn Road area. Class B controlled drugs were recovered from both vehicles which were also subsequently seized.

"Follow up searches were conducted by detectives at premises in the Lisburn Road area and by An Garda Síochána colleagues in the Republic of Ireland. Further drugs, cash and drug related paraphernalia were located.

“The Police Service of Northern Ireland is committed to tacking the activities of individuals linked to organised criminal gangs within our community, and those who commit cross border criminality, along with our Joint Agency Task Force partners in An Garda Síochána.

“Anyone with information about any criminality linked to drugs should contact police on 101 or anonymously through the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111, which gives people the power to speak up and stop crime. This operation and others like it show that we will act where we can to tackle this type of criminality.”

You can also make a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.