Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch, assisted by officers from Tactical Support Group, investigating serious criminal activity linked to organised crime, conducted a number of searches in the Downpatrick area on Thursday 31st August.
Detective Sergeant Murphy said: “As part of our searches today we seized a number of items including four high value cars, three trial motorcycles, a jet-ski and a large sum of cash. The total value of items seized being well in excess of £200,000. No arrests have been made at this time, however, our investigation is ongoing.
“Organised Crime Groups remain a priority for us. They seek to make money from exploiting others, without care for the misery and devastation they cause to people’s lives.
“I would appeal to anyone who has any information about any criminal activity to contact police on the non-emergency number 101, or to submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.”