Northern Ireland

Cannabis factory made up of plants with an estimated street value of around £90,000 discovered in Carrickfergus

A "significant" cannabis factory made up of plants with an estimated street value of around £90,000 were discovered in Co Antrim yesterday during a planned search. Police said officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) made the discovery in Carrickfergus as part of an "ongoing proactive investigation into criminality linked to South East Antrim UDA"
A "significant" cannabis factory made up of plants with an estimated street value of around £90,000 were discovered in Co Antrim yesterday during a planned search. Police said officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) made the A "significant" cannabis factory made up of plants with an estimated street value of around £90,000 were discovered in Co Antrim yesterday during a planned search. Police said officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) made the discovery in Carrickfergus as part of an "ongoing proactive investigation into criminality linked to South East Antrim UDA"

A "significant" cannabis factory made up of plants with an estimated street value of around £90,000 was discovered in Co Antrim yesterday..

Police said officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) made the discovery in Carrickfergus as part of an "ongoing proactive investigation into criminality linked to South East Antrim UDA".

The factory, made up of plants which were a combination of mature plants and seedlings, was discovered during a search of vacant licensed premises and two residential properties in the town.

Detective Chief Superintendent Rachel Shields said: "The substantial number of cannabis plants seized demonstrates that members of South East Antrim UDA are steeped in drugs criminality.

"Ironically and hypocritically, the same people involved in the supply of cannabis and other drugs within the Carrickfergus community, are the very people carrying out paramilitary style attacks on drugs dealers within the area."