22/06/2021

Man Arrested In Connection With Ammunition Seizure

Police in Belfast have arrested a 55-year-old in connection with an ammunition seizure.

The man was detained on suspicion of possessing ammunition in suspicious circumstances after the seizure was made during a search operation in the New Lodge area of Belfast.

It is understood that a number of other items were also seized and are currently being forensically examined.

The search operation was carried out as part of an ongoing serious crime organisation.


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