Birmingham and Tamworth men arrested during international drug smuggling probe
Pair among six arrested by National Crime Agency, which says drug smuggling investigation is linked to Northern Ireland haulage company
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A Birmingham man has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering as part of a probe into an alleged international drug smuggling ring.
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Drugs hidden inside a jigsaw puzzle
National Crime Agency officers, supported by colleagues from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, detained three women aged 48, 47 and 26 in Rathcoole, County Antrim, on Thursday morning.
They are now being questioned on suspicion of a variety of offences, including conspiring to import controlled drugs and being concerned in the supply of drugs.
At one of the addresses a suspected firearm was discovered, leading to the arrest of a 29-year-old man on suspicion of firearms offences.
The arrests follows the interception of 11 postal packages sent from the Netherlands and Belgium to three addresses in Northern Ireland between October 2020 and April 2021.