£1.5m heroin seizure in North

Three people remain in custody tonight in connection with Northern Ireland’s biggest heroin seizure.

The drugs were recovered when a car was stopped on the Foyle Bridge in Derry at around 1am this morning.

Police said eight kilos of the drug were recovered during a search of the vehicle.

Police said the total haul, including a quantity of ecstasy, is worth £1.5 million.

Two men aged 41 and 28 and a woman aged 24 were arrested at the scene.