£2.75m cannabis haul found at Annahilt business premises
PSNI drug squad officers searched business premises in the Annahilt area of Hillsborough on 27 January 2004 and found cannabis hidden in tins inside boxes, with an estimated street value of £2.75 million. One man was arrested; ministers called it the largest cannabis seizure in Northern Ireland.
🇬🇧 Annahilt, near Hillsborough, County Down · United Kingdom
Drug squad officers accompanied by uniformed police searched buildings in
the Annahilt area of Hillsborough, County Down, on Tuesday 27 January 2004
and found cannabis concealed in tins secreted within boxes.[1]The drugs
had an estimated street value of £2.75 million, which the report described
as what was thought to be the largest ever seizure of cannabis in Northern
Ireland.[1]Officers said they were satisfied they had severely disrupted
a highly organised criminal gang.[1]
One man was arrested and was assisting police with their enquiries.[1]Security minister and organised crime task force chair Jane Kennedy
congratulated the PSNI on the seizure, saying Northern Ireland was a safer
place with the drugs out of circulation and calling it another important
strike against organised criminals.[1]
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