Belfast Port: Man arrested after £1.25m cannabis seizure
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Police released a photo of the drugs seized at Belfast Port on Sunday morning
A "major haul" of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of £1.25m has been seized at Belfast Port.
The discovery was made on Sunday morning in a joint operation involving detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force and Belfast Harbour Police.
A 41-year-old man was arrested and remains in custody.
He was detained on suspicion of possession of Class B controlled drugs and possession of Class B controlled drugs with intent to supply.
"This is a major haul of cannabis which would have ended up on the streets of Northern Ireland," said Det Ch Insp Ray Phelan.
"Losing this amount of drugs will be a huge loss to the organised crime group behind this importation.
"I should add that this significant search, arrest and recovery of drugs highlights the ability of strong partnership working with key stakeholders to tackle this type of organised criminality."