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Suspected drugs seized during search linked to UDA criminality investigation

Members of the Paramilitary Crime Task Force carried out a search in the Shankill area of Belfast on Monday evening.
Members of the Paramilitary Crime Task Force carried out a search in the Shankill area of Belfast on Monday evening.

SUSPECTED Class A drugs have been seized by police investigating the activities of the west Belfast UDA.

Officers from the multi-agency Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) recovered the suspected drugs and items including a mobile phone during the search of a property in the Shankill area of the city on Monday evening.

A PSNI spokesperson said the seized items will be subject to further forensic examination.

No arrests were made following the search.

"Our enquiries remain ongoing following tonight’s seizure. This is a demonstration of the PCTF’s commitment to tackle all types of criminality linked to paramilitaries, in an ongoing effort to rid our communities of the harm these groups cause and of their coercive control," the spokesperson said.

"I would encourage anyone with information about the supply or use of illegal drugs to contact police on 101."