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Nine held in class A drugs raids Nine held in class A drugs raids
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Police have arrested nine men in a series of drugs raids across Northern Ireland. Police have arrested nine men in a series of early morning drugs raids across Northern Ireland.
The arrests were made in south-east Antrim, mid-Ulster and Ballymena. They are being questioned at Antrim Police Station. The arrests were made at houses in south-east Antrim, mid-Ulster and Ballymena. They are being questioned at Antrim Police Station.
The area surrounding a nightclub in Banbridge, County Down, was cordoned off as follow-up searches continue. The area around the Coach Inn nightclub in Banbridge was cordoned off, although no arrests were made on the premises.
Police said it was a proactive operation against the sale, supply and distribution of class A drugs. Specially-trained sniffer dogs have been unleashed in the popular nightspot to search for traces of drugs.
Uniformed officers and members of the drugs squad were involved in the raids.
Police said it was a pro-active operation against the sale, supply and distribution of class A drugs.
A police spokesman said it was the "latest and most visible stage in the PSNI's ongoing work against drugs".A police spokesman said it was the "latest and most visible stage in the PSNI's ongoing work against drugs".