A 41-year-old man has been arrested after police seized cannabis worth £1.25 million at Belfast Harbour.
The herbal cannabis was found on Sunday morning by PSNI detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force and officers from the Belfast Harbour Police.
The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of Class B controlled drugs and possession of Class B controlled drugs with intent to supply.
He remained in police custody on Sunday evening.
PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Ray Phelan said: “This is a major haul of cannabis which would have ended up on the streets of Northern Ireland.”
“Losing this amount of drugs will be a huge loss to the organised crime group behind this importation. I should add that this significant search, arrest and recovery of drugs highlights the ability of strong partnership working with key stakeholders to tackle this type of organised criminality.”
