Suspected £6.5m drugs haul seized in cross-border crackdown

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Garda Síochána worked together as part of the Joint Agency Task Force. File picture: PA

A suspected £6.5m (€7.9m) drugs haul has been seized following a cross-border operation.

Cannabis, cocaine and ketamine are believed to have been discovered concealed within food packaging following the search of premises in the Mallusk area of Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, on Monday.