Northern Ireland

Suspected drugs and £90k in cash seized in south Belfast

Police seized £90,000 in cash in south Belfast
Police seized £90,000 in cash in south Belfast Police seized £90,000 in cash in south Belfast

POLICE have seized £90,000 in cash and suspected class B drugs after a vehicle was stopped in south Belfast.

Officers from the south Belfast Neighbourhood Team on patrol in the Edinburgh Street area were alerted to a vehicle on Monday at around 6pm.

When they stopped the BMW and conducted a search of the car, suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of £10,000 was found.

The occupants of the car, a 29-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply and possession of a Class B controlled drug.

They both remained in police custody last night.

A PSNI spokeswoman said: "Later in the evening officers, assisted by colleagues from the south Belfast local policing team, conducted a follow-up search at a property in the Annadale area of the city where £80,000 of cash, along with a number of high-end items of jewellery and clothing were seized.

"A further quantity of suspected Class B drugs, along with drug-related paraphernalia and electronic items, were also seized, all of which are now subject to further examination.

"As part of their enquiries, officers also seized two vehicles."

PSNI chief Inspector Gavin Kirkpatrick said: "People who bring drugs and items into our communities don’t care about the pain and misery that’s caused.

"They only care about the significant profits they can make, which can fund lavish lifestyles and the ability to purchase designer goods.

"Any information the public provides regarding the sale or consumption of drugs can sometimes be the final piece in the jigsaw that enables us to carry out searches.

"This information gives us the chance to remove drugs and other harmful substances from our community and put those responsible before the courts."