Two men have been arrested in Newtownabbey following a vehicle stop in the early hours of Wednesday (14 May).
An officer on duty observed a suspicious vehicle travelling along the Antrim Road and signalled to the driver to pull over, shortly after 1.30am.
Upon indicating to the driver, the officer noticed a plastic bag being thrown from the vehicle. This bag was located and a quantity of suspected drugs estimated to be worth approximately £3000 was discovered.
Two men aged 38 and 27 were arrested for being in the possession of a Class A drug and taken into police custody.
Following additional enquiries, the driver was identified as wanted on seven bench warrants and also in relation to a hit and run incident involving a child earlier this year.
Chief Inspector Doherty said: “This vehicle stop, arrest and recovery of drugs forms part of Op Dealbreaker, a commitment made by the PSNI to protect our community from drugs and those supplying, enabling us to actively pursue those involved in this type of criminality.
“The officer on duty happened to be in the right place at the right time this morning, enabling a proactive vehicle stop to be made. I would ask however, if anyone has any information about suspected drug takers or any dealing being conducted in their local area, to call the non-emergency number 101 and report it to us. The more reports made to us, the more we can proactively patrol areas of concern to get drugs off our streets.
“Alternatively, information can also be given online via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or anonymously to the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime.”