PSNI seize over £750,000 worth of cannabis

Police in Northern Ireland have recovered drugs in two seizures over the weekend.

Police in Northern Ireland have recovered drugs in two seizures over the weekend.

Drug squad officers in Lisburn, Co Antrim, seized cannabis with an estimated street value of £750,000 at the Stoneyford area of the city. Three men were arrested.

Late on Saturday night, police in west Belfast arrested a man following the discovery of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of £5,000.

The discovery was made in the Ballymurphy area of the city.

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