The IRSP in Derry has rejected claims made by the PSNI that drugs seized in Derry and Strabane this week are connected to the INLA.
The denial comes after police raids on a number of houses in Derry and Strabane uncovered controlled drugs with a street value of £10,000.
The PSNI said they belived th drugs were linked to the INLA. “Detectives investigating the criminal activiti
es of the INLA and their associates, in the North West, have seized a quantity of controlled drugs with an estimated street value of £10,000. The drugs were found during searches of houses in Strabane and Derry on Monday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 12.
“Police enquiries into the find are continuing,” a PSNI spokesperson said.
However, a spokesperson for the IRSP in Derry dismissed the claims and said no-one from the republican socialist movement was involved. “We don’t know where these raids took place and there is no one connected to us who have had their house raided. We are aware of a house search in Strabane earlier in the week but no drugs were found. People have been contacting our office because they are baffled by this. Our attitude towards drugs is clear and the community knows our record, ” the spokesperson said.
