Around £3200 worth of drugs found in communal area of Portadown cul-de-sac

By Carmel Robinson
Published 4th Jan 2023, 10:28 BST
Updated 4th Jan 2023, 10:28 BST
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Around £3200 worth of drugs have been found by the PSNI in a communal area of a Portadown cul-de-sac.

It is understood the drugs were discovered in a ‘communal area’ of Garvaghy Park in the Co Armagh town.

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No arrests were made following the discovery on Tuesday by the Brownlow Neighbourhood Team.

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A PSNI spokesperson said: “Whilst in the Portadown area on Tuesday, Brownlow Neighbourhood Team located around 200 grams of suspected herbal cannabis and 23 grams of a suspected Class A substance. This is estimated to be around £3200 in total.

"This would have undoubtedly been sold to individuals in the local community, continuing to destroy lives.”

This is the latest in a number of drug seizures in this area over the recent weeks.

Just two weeks ago a woman and a teenager were arrested following three days of searches in Portadown resulting in the seizure of £25,000 worth of illegal drugs