Police officers in south Armagh have seized £10m worth of cocaine, making it the largest cocaine seizure ever made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The cocaine was found hidden below frozen meat products in a lorry that was stopped by a neighbourhood patrol in Jonesborough on 11th December. It took the police five days to remove 100 kilos of drugs which are believed to have been destined for communities throughout Northern Ireland.
The driver of the lorry, a man in his 30s, was arrested at the scene for a number of driving offences, but was later released on bail. Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Hill, of the PSNI’s organized crime branch, has urged anyone with information about a maroon-coloured Iveco Eurocargo lorry with the registration number LK08 LHO to come forward. Hill said the investigation was in its early stages and called for dash-cam or CCTV footage of the lorry to be made available.
Insp Norman Haslett said the sophistication of the concealment method and the amount of drugs concealed give an indication of the level of criminality involved. He added that the significant quantity of drugs could have been sold in local communities across Northern Ireland, leading to untold harm.
The seizure of the drugs is a clear indication of the ever-evolving threats facing law enforcement, as organised criminals around the world continue to find increasingly sophisticated ways of smuggling drugs and other illegal goods across borders. The PSNI has pledged to aggressively pursue this type of organised crime and bring to justice those who profit from the trafficking of illegal drugs
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