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Investigation after 'hundreds' of letters found dumped

Investigation after 'hundreds' of letters found dumped

Summary

Royal Mail is investigating after about 400 undelivered letters were found on a country road in the Mobuoy area outside Londonderry. Police said follow-up inquiries led to the discovery and seizure of more mail, and are continuing inquiries with Royal Mail.

Key Facts

  • SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan said an estimated 400 unopened letters were handed to his office after they were found on Wednesday.
  • The letters were found in the Mobuoy area outside Londonderry.
  • Many letters were bundled with elastic bands and addressed to people in the Derry area.
  • Durkan said some letters appeared to come from health trusts, government departments and banks.
  • Royal Mail said its teams would recover and process the mail so it could be returned to the postal network for delivery.
  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland said follow-up inquiries led to the discovery and seizure of a further quantity of mail.
  • Police said their inquiries are ongoing and they are liaising with Royal Mail.
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