Police have seized more than 350 cannabis plants worth around £180,000 from Keady in Co Armagh.
Four men were seen breaking the window of a property in Kinelowen Street just after 4am. Police say they entered the vacant premises before leaving in what was described as a white Ford Transit-type van.
Police on patrol responded and seized the suspected cannabis plants inside the premises.
Detective Chief Inspector Brian Foster said this was a substantial seizure in Keady this morning and he said he wanted to thank the member of the public who contacted them.
He is appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward.
“Were you in the Kinelowen Street area of Keady between 4am and 4:10am? Did you see any suspicious activity? Did you see four males acting suspiciously, or did you see a white Ford Transit-type van being driven in a suspicious manner?
“If you have information you believe may assist our investigation, please call us on the non emergency number 101, quoting reference 201 of 27/04/19,” he added.
Detective Chief Inspector Foster said drugs can ruin lives and line the pockets of organised criminals, and we he says police are determined to disrupt these criminal gangs.
“We are committed to making Northern Ireland a hostile environment for those in our community who are involved in the drugs trade and anyone involved in the drugs trade, or anyone tempted to become involved should be under no illusion – we will seek to identify them, arrest them and place them before the courts,” he added.
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