SEARCHES have been carried out in Co Antrim as part of an ongoing operation targeting suspected criminality linked to the South East Antrim UDA.
Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) searched two addresses in Ballyclare yesterday.
A number of items, including a quantity of suspected cocaine, were seized.
A police spokesman said: "The PCTF remains focussed on the organised criminality of those who hide under the banner of a paramilitary organisation.
"We will continue to doggedly pursue those who are causing real harm to their own communities through the distribution and supply of illicit drugs.
"South East Antrim UDA continue to be involved in all forms of organised criminality and look to control local communities...We are committed to tackling the wide ranging criminality and harm linked to this group."
