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Major police operation uncovers 65,000 diazepam tablets

Some of the drugs uncovered in the three month police operation into the supply of illegal drugs in Northern Ireland and England
Some of the drugs uncovered in the three month police operation into the supply of illegal drugs in Northern Ireland and England Some of the drugs uncovered in the three month police operation into the supply of illegal drugs in Northern Ireland and England

A MAJOR police operation has led to the seizure of 65,000 diazepam tablets and 17 arrests over the past three months.

In total 29 searches have been carried out within Northern Ireland and England in relation to the the supply of illegal drugs.

Officers from the PSNI's Reactive and Organised Crime Branch along with partner agencies carried out the searches, which uncovered diazepam, small quantities of herbal cannabis, cannabis resin, amphetamine, methodone as well as the prescription only drug pregabalin. £10,000 in cash has also been seized.

Over the course of the three month investigation 17 people have been arrested, of which eight have been charged and nine are subject to reports being sent to the Public Prosecution Service.

PSNI Detective Inspector Andy Dunlop urged members of the public not to be tempted by reduced prices or fooled by attractive websites online offering medicines without prescription, stressing the dangers of the Class C drug.