Excessive-value paintings, designer items, money and treasured stones are amongst objects seized by police investigating organised crime gangs in counties Antrim and Armagh.

Machetes, greater than 100 rounds of illegally held ammunition and a hashish grow-house have been additionally found.

The objects have been seized throughout 10 searches in Crossmaglen, Lurgan, Larne, Glenarm and Carnlough on Wednesday and Thursday.

The operation was a part of the PSNI organised crime department’s efforts to focus on gangs concerned within the provide of medicine.

Detective Inspector Conor Sweeney mentioned: “Together with roughly £40,000 and €25,000 and high-value objects, these searches – which have been performed on Wednesday October 12 and Thursday October 13 – additionally resulted within the seizure of watches, weaponry together with machetes, over 100 rounds of illegally held ammunition, an imitation firearm and suspected hashish.

“A hashish ‘develop home’ was additionally found at one of many places.

“We stay dedicated to finding and seizing unlawful medicine to take such harmful substances off the streets.

“Nevertheless, the organised crime gangs concerned in such exercise needs to be left in little question, we can even determine the cash and property they’ve made by way of their invidious commerce, and we’ll take these property off them.”