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Police operation targeting animal smuggling seizes 57 puppies

Police investigating the suspected illegal importation of animals into Northern Ireland have seized 57 puppies, three adult dogs and a cat. A 44-year-old man has been arrested following the operation at the Belfast harbour estate. Detectives believe ...

03 Aug 2022 at 18:02

Northern Ireland

Suspected drugs worth £1m found hidden inside beds in vehicle

Police have seized suspected cannabis worth £1m hidden within divan beds in a vehicle in Belfast. Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit, supported by Border Force and Belfast Harbour Police, conducted the operation in the Belfast Harbour ...

20 Dec 2022 at 23:17

Northern Ireland

£3m Belfast drugs seizure one of the largest in Northern Ireland

The discovery of cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of £3 million is one of the biggest drugs seizures in Northern Ireland, police have said. Detectives initially discovered £1.8 million of class A and class B drugs when they ...

22 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Northern Ireland

Drugs with street value of £2 million found in van destined for Northern Ireland

Police have seized drugs with a street value of £2 million which officers believe were destined for Northern Ireland. The PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit, in conjunction with West Midlands Police, are investigating the attempted importation of ...

11 Jul 2023 at 13:42

Corrupt police worker who tipped off criminal friend is jailed

A corrupt police worker who illegally accessed sensitive information to tip off a criminal friend about a secret, international investigation into serious crime has been jailed. Natalie Mottram, 25, from Warrington, betrayed her police ...

03 Nov 2023 at 14:17

Northern Ireland

Two held as cocaine and cannabis worth £1.8m seized at Belfast Harbour

Drugs worth £1.8 million have been seized by police at Belfast Harbour. Detectives from the PSNI Organised Crime Unit conducted an operation on Saturday morning. A lorry was stopped and searched, and approximately £1.8 million worth ...

12 Feb 2022 at 16:55

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Former Leitrim tennis coach jailed in UK for child sex offences

A 33-year old man from Leitrim has been sentenced to over 6 years in jail for multiple child sex offences following an investigation by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU). Sean Francis McGranaghan of Mill ...

23 Sept 2024 at 11:33

Gang who posed as electricity workers to power cannabis farms jailed

Criminals who posed as legitimate electric workers to dig up cables and abstract millions of pounds worth of power for cannabis factories have been jailed. Workers from Elev8 Civils and Utilities Limited would drive ...

07 Mar 2025 at 17:49

Family of ‘travelling burglars’ who targeted Premier League star’s home jailed

A family of “professional travelling burglars” who targeted the home of Premier League star Alexander Isak have been jailed. Siblings Valentino Nikolov, 32, Giacomo Nikolov, 28, and Jela Jovanovic, 43, as well as ...

20 May 2025 at 17:08

Alleged data breaches into Nottingham triple killer case ‘an utter disgrace’

Alleged data breaches by government agency staff into triple killer Valdo Calocane’s case have been branded “an utter disgrace” by the mother of one of the attacker’s victims. University students Barnaby Webber ...

21 Dec 2024 at 15:57

Nine arrested on suspicion of roles in multimillion-pound drugs conspiracy

Eight arrested on suspicion of roles in multimillion-pound drugs conspiracy

Nine people have been arrested in early morning raids after police uncovered drugs laboratories on an industrial scale believed to be one of the biggest operations the UK has ever seen. Ten warrants were ...

04 Dec 2025 at 17:31

Ireland

Garda and five others arrested over drugs missing from station

A garda and five other people have been arrested in connection with the removal of “a substantial quantity” of drugs from a garda station. Detective gardai, supported by the anti-corruption, drugs and ...

19 Nov 2025 at 22:04

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