Biggest drug seizure: Three arrested after £12m cannabis find in UK
BELFAST, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three men have been arrested in the biggest drug seizure carried out by the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland.
An estimated 600kgs of herbal cannabis were seized when a lorry was stopped in Templepatrick in the early hours of Wednesday.
The drugs, with an estimated value of £10m-£12m, were discovered among a “cover load” of vegetables.
NCA and PSNI officers took part in the operation.
It is understood the vehicle had travelled through Great Britain and crossed into Northern Ireland on a ferry to Larne.