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| Cannabis seizure 'biggest in NI' | Cannabis seizure 'biggest in NI' |
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| The police say they have made their biggest ever seizure of cannabis in Northern Ireland. | The police say they have made their biggest ever seizure of cannabis in Northern Ireland. |
| Several tonnes of the drug, with an estimated street value of several million pounds, were found at a premises in Newtownards, County Down. | Several tonnes of the drug, with an estimated street value of several million pounds, were found at a premises in Newtownards, County Down. |
| Two men have been arrested in an operation involving the PSNI and the Revenue and Customs Service. | Two men have been arrested in an operation involving the PSNI and the Revenue and Customs Service. |
| The police said the find was part of an commitment by the Organised Crime Task Force to crack down on illegal drugs. | The police said the find was part of an commitment by the Organised Crime Task Force to crack down on illegal drugs. |
| A police spokesman said: "This is a highly significant seizure and the largest ever of cannabis made in Northern Ireland." | A police spokesman said: "This is a highly significant seizure and the largest ever of cannabis made in Northern Ireland." |
| Assistant Chief Constable Peter Sheridan said the seizure was "proof of our determination to tackle the scourge of illegal drugs". | |
| "At a strategic level, law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border have just taken part in a conference on organised crime in Limavady. | |
| "At an operational level, agencies have worked together to protect the public and take drugs out of circulation." |