Cannabis worth €4 million seized in Co Down

Drug Squad officers in Northern Ireland tonight seized cannabis worth almost €4 million.

Drug Squad officers in Northern Ireland tonight seized cannabis worth almost €4 million.

One man was arrested when police made what was believed to be the largest ever single drugs find in the North.

Police said the drugs were discovered during a search of business premises in the Annahilt area of Hillsborough, Co Down. The drugs had been hidden in tins packed into boxes.

A police service spokeswoman said: "Drug squad officers are satisfied that they have seriously disrupted a highly-organised criminal gang."