Stash of drugs seized in undergrowth after suspect runs off
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Police have uncovered a large stash of Class C drugs in Cookstown after a stop and search in the town last night.
The suspect made off but was apprehended and arrested with assistance from the armed response unit.
In a Facebook post, the police said they were alerted to a few individuals acting suspiciously.
"Searches of nearby undergrowth uncovered a large stash of Class C drugs neatly package up," they said in the post.