Man held over NI drugs haul

A 33-year-old man has been arrested after police in Belfast discovered drugs and ammunition following a planned search of a house…

A 33-year-old man has been arrested after police in Belfast discovered drugs and ammunition following a planned search of a house in the city today.

Police discovered a number of rounds of ammunition, herbal cannabis and drugs cultivation items during the search of the house on the Ards Drive in Monkstown.

The man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to supply, the cultivation of cannabis and possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances.

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