Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) have seized an estimated £48,000 worth of suspected Class A drugs following searches as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drugs criminality linked to the west Belfast UDA.
PSNI Detective Inspector Corrigan said: "Following proactive searches at three locations in the Shankill area, we also recovered an estimated 10,000 cigarettes, as well as a quantity of cash and a number of suspected counterfeit items, including football shirts.
"The searches and seizures are a demonstration of the PCTF’s commitment to tackle all types of organised criminality linked to paramilitaries, in an ongoing effort to rid our communities of the harm these groups cause and of their coercive control.
"Our enquiries are ongoing and we would like to thank the local community for their continued support and will continue to act on the information you provide us.”
£48,000 worth of suspected Class A drugs seized by Paramilitary Crime Task Force
- 10 June 2022
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All Northern Ireland
Paramilitary Crime Task Force
The Police Service of Northern Ireland, HM Revenue & Customs and the National Crime Agency established the Paramilitary Crime Task Force to tackle criminality linked to paramilitarism as part of the Executive’s action plan on tackling paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime.