Suspected cannabis plants seized from empty Derry city centre property
Police in Derry seized a number of suspected cannabis plants and associated paraphernalia from an empty property in the city centre area on the morning of 11 November 2026, while checking an address in connection with an unrelated matter. No figure for the plants, their weight or their value was published, and no arrest or charge was reported.
Police in Derry seized suspected Class B controlled drugs from an empty property
in the city centre area.[1]Officers were carrying out enquiries and checking
an address in connection with an unrelated matter on the morning of 11 November
2026.[2]They discovered a number of suspected cannabis plants and associated
paraphernalia in the empty property.[1]Highland Radio reported that the
discovery was made by police carrying out enquiries at the address on the
morning of 11 November 2026 in connection with an unrelated matter.[3]The
Derry Journal reported that the suspected Class B drugs were discovered during a
call to an address in the city centre area.[2]
City Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team Inspector Paul McDonald said enquiries
were ongoing and appealed for information about drug supply or dealing.[1]Inspector Paul McDonald said police remained focused on disrupting drug-related
crime and keeping communities safe.[3]Inspector Paul McDonald appealed for
information about drug supply or dealing, asking people to call police on 101.[1]Police said information could also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on
0800 555 111.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Agency
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Northern Ireland
Sources
Derry Nowderrynow.comPolice seize suspected cannabis plants at empty Derry city centre property
No figure for the number of plants seized, their weight or any value was published.
No arrest, charge or court outcome was reported; police said enquiries were ongoing.
The address was not named beyond the city centre area, so the property cannot be identified.
The plants were described only as suspected cannabis, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
Derry Now and Derry Journal are both Iconic Media titles carrying the same PSNI account, so they are not independent reporting of the seizure.
Highland Radio covered the seizure in a roundup that also reported a separate drug-driving arrest in the Crescent Link area of Derry on the evening of 11 November 2026, which is a different event and is left out here.
The Derry Journal describes the discovery as made during a call to an address, while the other accounts say officers were checking the address in connection with an unrelated matter.
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Gwent Police Special officers seized a quantity of cannabis during a stop search in Newport city centre. The search was carried out under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act during proactive patrols.
Police patrolling Reading on Halloween night found a cannabis grinder, fireworks and a pair of AirPods left at Rabsons Recreation Ground by a group that ran off when officers arrived. No one was detained over the grinder, and police appealed for the AirPods' owner.
