A woman in her 70s and two men have been arrested after people searched a property in East Belfast, seizing class A drugs estimated to be worth £40,000.
Officers searched a property in the Short Strand area of the city on Friday, February 28, where they seized a quantity of suspected class A drugs.
Three people were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences, a woman in her 70s and two men, one aged in his 50s and another in his 40s. All three have been released on bail pending further enquiries.
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Officers from the Titanic & East Belfast Neighbourhood Policing Team conducted a search of a property on Friday 28 th February, which resulted in three arrests.
Detective Inspector Corrigan said: “Police conducted a search of a property in the Short Strand area of East Belfast under the Misuse of Drugs Act. A quantity of suspected Class A controlled drugs with an estimated street value of £40,000 was seized and taken away for further forensic examination.
“One woman in her 70s and two men, one aged in his 50s and one man aged in his 40s, were arrested on suspicion of drugs related offences. All three have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
“We are committed to investigating all aspects of illegal drug criminality and continue to listen to the community and act on any information provided to us.
“I would ask anyone with information about the use or supply of illegal drugs to contact police on 101 or online using our 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/.”
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