POLICE SEIZE 50,000 CIGARETTES IN DERRY/STRABANE OPERATION

POLICE seized 50,000 cigarettes and a man arrested in an operation against organised criminals.

The seizure was made last month but details were only released today.

PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton revealed details of the seizure during the monthly meeting of the Policing Board.

He said: “On March 14 officers searched a vehicle that had crossed the border into Derry and Strabane.

“50,000 cigarettes were seized and the driver arrested on suspicion of evasion of excise duty estimated at between £12,000 and £15,000.”