Six people were being questioned today after police uncovered a major drugs operation in Portrush, Co Antrim.
The arrests took place after a team of 30 specially-trained officers forced their way into a fortified flat in Portrush last night.
A number of people are currently being held at Coleraine police station in Co Derry while the others are being interviewed at another station.
District Commander for the area, Chief Superintendent Richard Russell, said the raid was very significant.
"We believe this is a major drug dealing house which has now been put out of action."
The operation, which took six weeks of planning, was launched after local residents alerted police.
A police spokeswoman said it was quickly established that Ecstasy tablets were being sold from a floor of the building in Eglantine Street, a short distance away from a popular nightclub.
The flat had been fortified with multiple locks and bolts, reinforced steel panels in the door and protected by CCTV cameras.
The team entered by the first floor windows and recovered a quantity of Ecstasy, amphetamine powder, other prescription drugs and a substantial sum of cash. ends
