Loyalists blamed for €3.5m drug haul

A major loyalist drug smuggling gang was smashed after the largest seizure yet of cannabis in Northern Ireland, police claimed today.

Loyalists blamed for €3.5m drug haul
Wed, 06 Aug, 2003 - 19:02

A major loyalist drug smuggling gang was smashed after the largest seizure yet of cannabis in Northern Ireland, police claimed today.

Senior officers have linked the drugs haul, worth £2.5m (€3.5m) to the paramilitary Ulster Defence Association and the Loyalist Volunteer Force.

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