PSNI Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan.
Police in Derry have made three arrests in the past 24 hours for drugs offences.
It brings to eight the number of people arrested in the city in the past six days.
The latest arrest occurred when a 23-year-old man was detained after suspected herbal cannabis was seized when police stopped a car at Aileach Road in Ballymagroarty this afternoon.
He remains in custody.
Early this morning, officers found a number of suspected Ecstasy tablets during the arrest of a woman in the city centre.
The 33-year-old was detained after police were called to Market Street at about 2.30am.
She was later released on bail pending further police enquiries.
Meanwhile, a 33-year-old man was arrested at Glendermott Road yesterday evening on suspicion of possessing a Class B drug.
He was released on bail pending further enquiries.
Five other arrests for suspected drugs offences were made over the weekend.
PSNI Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan said the arrests and seizures underlined the determination of police to tackle drugs issues in the city.
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