PSNI seize contraband cigarettes

The black market tobacco trade in the North tonight suffered a setback after police came across hundreds of thousands of contraband cigarettes.

Police from Strabane, Co Tyrone were summoned to School Terrace in Sion Mills to probe suspicious activity in the area.

During a number of searches they discovered around 365,000 contraband cigarettes.

No arrests were made.

However the PSNI said its inquiries were continuing.