An accidental fire in Co Tyrone’s apartment leads to the discovery of a suspected drug operation and the arrest of a man.
Today, on the morning of April 5, an ambulance was called to the scene of the fire in the apartment located on the main street of Straban.
No one was injured in the fire, which broke out around 12:40 p.m., although smoke and fire engulfed the building.
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While putting out the fire, ambulance services discovered what police described as a “small but complex” drug operation.
“Fortunately, the fire did not spread to the other apartments and did not cause any damage,” Chief Inspector Clive Petty said. “Before the ambulance arrived at the site, a small but complex drug operation was found at a nearby property. The suspected Class B drugs estimated at about 65 6500 with drug feature.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of Class B drugs for possession, cultivation and cultivation of Class B drugs and remains in custody. Chief Inspector Petty added: “Drugs have no place in our community and we will continue to do everything in our power to identify and prevent those who own, traffic and financially abuse drug trafficking and act proactively to dismantle their networks. Drug criminals.” I appeal to anyone with information on drug use or drug smuggling to call No. Emergency 101 or contact a member of the neighborhood team directly.” “Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-urgent reporting form http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously at 0800555111 or online at http://criminestoppers-uk.org/
Source: Belfastlive
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