Belfast Harbour: Two arrests over £1.8m drugs raid

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Police have seized approximately £1.8m worth of cocaine and cannabis from a lorry at Belfast Harbour.

The vehicle was stopped and searched in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A 36-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A and B controlled drugs with intent to supply.

PSNI Det Ch Insp Richard Thornton said the search was part of A commitment to address the "criminality linked to drug importation, supply and use".