Homes searched and drugs seized during proactive policing activity in Lurgan, Portadown and Craigavon

By Valerie Martin
Published 7th Sep 2023, 18:34 BST
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Nine houses were searched and a quantity of suspected drugs seized by police in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon area on Thursday as part of a dedicated operation against the supply of illegal drugs.

Neighbourhood Inspector for Portadown, Adam Ruston said: “Today, Thursday, September 7, a number of officers from across different teams within the Police Service worked together to conduct a number of searches related to the supply of illegal drugs.

"Today’s activity was an opportunity for us, as police officers and staff, to focus on our strengths. By working together across our departments we were able to highlight our everyday work to disrupt crime, take drugs off our streets and keep our communities safer.

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"During the operation, there were nine houses searched, one stop and search of an individual and one vehicle searched across the Lurgan, Portadown, Armagh, Craigavon and Banbridge areas. A number of items were seized during these searches, with a quantity of suspected Class A, B and C drugs taken off our streets.