Tyrone hotelier held for manslaughter has been ‘further arrested’ as suspected Class A drugs found

The hotel owner at the centre of a manslaughter investigation over three deaths at a disco in Co. Tyrone is being further held after a suspected Class A drugs seizure.

Police in Northern Ireland are holding the man after a quantity of drugs were found at a house in Moneymore yesterday. He is suspected of possession with intent to supply, the PSNI said this evening.

Detectives from PSNI’s Major Investigation Team investigating the deaths of three teenagers at the Greenvale Hotel in #Cookstown on Saint Patrick’s Day conducted a search at a house in Moneymore yesterday and seized a quantity of suspected Class A drugs. (1/2)

— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) March 20, 2019

A 52 year old man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter has been further arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug with intent to supply. (2/2)

— PSNI (@PoliceServiceNI) March 20, 2019

Michael McElhatton, owner of the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown, was arrested with another man on suspicion of manslaughter yesterday. The other man, aged 40, is believed to be a member of door staff. Three teenagers died at the hotel on Sunday when there was a crush in the queue to get into a disco there. Lauren Bullock (17), Connor Currie (16) and Morgan Barnard (17) will be laid to rest this Friday, it was announced today.