24/09/2015

Man Arrested Over Firearms And Explosives Find

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a firearms and explosives find in west Belfast.

Over half-a-kilo of Semtex, two handguns, more than 200 rounds of ammunition and two detonators were found on the Ballymurphy Road on Friday.

The man was arrested in west Belfast on Wednesday.

A 45-year-old man has been charged in connection with the seizure. He was arrested in Sunderland on Sunday was charged on Tuesday.

(CD/LM)


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