Two people in their 30s have been arrested in Carrickfergus after £1,500 worth of suspected controlled drugs and £1,500 in cash was seized.
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Unit (Paramilitary Crime Task Force), supported by Tactical Support Group colleagues, made the arrests and seized the suspected controlled drugs and cash on Tuesday 18 February.
Detective Sergeant Hyslop said: “A number of searches were carried out, during which approximately £1,500 worth of suspected controlled drugs and over £1,500 of cash was seized.
“A man and woman, both aged in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including possession of a class A controlled drug, possession of a class A drug with intent to supply, possession of a class B controlled drug, dangerous driving and possession of criminal property.”
Detective Sergeant Hyslop continued: “We are committed to addressing criminality linked to the trade in illegal drugs. Drug supply and misuse is a vicious cycle that we need to collectively break, and we all have a part to play.
“I would appeal to anyone with information about illegal drug use or supply, to call police on the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. The independent charity Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/. To anyone who thinks they might have a problem with alcohol and/ or drugs and would like to get help please visit www.drugsandalcoholni.info for information on support services near you.”
The Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) is a multi-agency task force set up in Northern Ireland to protect communities by tackling all forms of criminality linked to paramilitarism. It was set up in 2017 with funding from the NI Executive’s Tackling Paramilitarism Programme. The PCTF consists of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the National Crime Agency and HM Revenue & Customs.