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24/03/2003
Arms find linked to Provisional IRA
Police have linked the Provisional IRA to a large cache of arms recovered in Belfast over the weekend.
An assault rifle, six hand guns, five timer power units and thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition were recovered by police during a planned search of a warehouse at Essex Street in south Belfast on Saturday evening.
Superintendent Ken Deane described the find as "significant".
He added: "Potentially, lives and property have been saved as a result of this find."
Police have said that the nature and location of the arms recovered would suggest a link to the Provisional IRA.
Two men, aged 33 and 42, are expected to appear in court tomorrow charged with possession of weapons and explosives with intent to endanger life.
A third man was arrested has since been released without charge.
(GMcG)
An assault rifle, six hand guns, five timer power units and thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition were recovered by police during a planned search of a warehouse at Essex Street in south Belfast on Saturday evening.
Superintendent Ken Deane described the find as "significant".
He added: "Potentially, lives and property have been saved as a result of this find."
Police have said that the nature and location of the arms recovered would suggest a link to the Provisional IRA.
Two men, aged 33 and 42, are expected to appear in court tomorrow charged with possession of weapons and explosives with intent to endanger life.
A third man was arrested has since been released without charge.
(GMcG)
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