13/12/2017

Three People Arrested In Dissident Investigation

Three people have been arrested in connection with violent dissident republican activity in Strabane.

Two women, aged 43, and a man, aged 47, have been detained at Musgrave Serious Crime Suite.

Detectives from the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit, along with Territorial Support Group officers, carried out a number of house searches in the west Tyrone area as part of an ongoing investigation.

A number of items were seized including cash, suspected counterfeit goods and firearms.

(CD/LM)

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