Police have seized cannabis worth an estimated €1.25 million in Co Antrim following the discovery of a large quantity of cannabis plants at an industrial estate premises in the Steeple Road area.
A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) described a "highly sophisticated and well organised operation".
"At approximately 11.20am on Tuesday September 2, officers conducted a search of a unit within an industrial estate in the Steeple Road area," they said.
"District Support Team (DST) officers supported by colleagues from other local units discovered a substantial amount of plants growing throughout the unit - with an estimated street value of approximately £1 million.
"The plants along with growing equipment have been seized, and will now undergo forensic examination."
The police spokesperson said no arrests had been made by last night, but that the investigation remained ongoing and officers continued to be at the scene.
"Cannabis factories such as this one often have links to serious criminality. By dismantling this extensive grow, we have helped to stop unlawful activity in its tracks," police said.
"Drug supply and misuse is a vicious cycle that we need to collectively break, and we all have a part to play."
Anyone with information in relation to the case is asked to make contact with the PSNI.
