Police dog Ice has helped uncover a staggering £90,000 hidden in metal boxes beneath floorboards and stuffed in an attic in Lisburn. The savvy spaniel’s nose cracked a suspected illegal money-lending racket wide open.
Police Dog Ice Leads High-Stakes Raid
On 19 February 2026, the PSNI Predatory Lending Team swooped on three homes across Donard Drive and Tirowen Drive. Their target? An underground money lending operation. But it was Ice who stole the show, sniffing out locked cash stashes concealed under floorboards in two rooms of a rundown property—and more dosh tucked away in the attic.
£90,000 Cash Haul Sparks Arrests
The massive cash find triggered arrests of a 36-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman. Both now face charges over illegal money lending and money laundering under the Proceeds of Crime Act. They’ve been released on bail as police probe deeper.
Police Hail Ice as Crime-Fighting Star
Detective Inspector O’Hara praised PD Ice as “instrumental” to the operation, underlining how vital police dogs are in fighting serious financial crime.
This bust proves police dogs do so much more than track suspects in the woods—they’re crucial in dismantling organised crime, protecting the vulnerable, and rooting out illicit cash from the shadows.
Top marks to PD Ice and the PSNI team for delivering outstanding results in the fight against crime!
