10/03/2010
Ballast Probe Sees Further Arrests
A court appearance is pending for three men who have been charged with membership of the outlawed Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
The trio - aged 32, 40 and 60 - have also been charged in connection with a pipe bomb attack on a house in Larne seven years ago.
A fourth man arrested has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
They were arrested by detectives from the PSNI's serious crime branch as part of Operation Ballast which is an investigation into a series of murders and other crimes by the the loyalist paramilitary members in north Belfast.
The news comes soon after the PSNI took over the investigation from the Historical Enquiries Team.
This happened at the end of 2009 and saw local police taking over Operation Ballast, which was originally a result of former police ombudsman Nuala O'Loan's report into alleged loyalist and security service collusion in north Belfast.
See: Haddock Charged Over 1997 Murder
The trio - aged 32, 40 and 60 - have also been charged in connection with a pipe bomb attack on a house in Larne seven years ago.
A fourth man arrested has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
They were arrested by detectives from the PSNI's serious crime branch as part of Operation Ballast which is an investigation into a series of murders and other crimes by the the loyalist paramilitary members in north Belfast.
The news comes soon after the PSNI took over the investigation from the Historical Enquiries Team.
This happened at the end of 2009 and saw local police taking over Operation Ballast, which was originally a result of former police ombudsman Nuala O'Loan's report into alleged loyalist and security service collusion in north Belfast.
See: Haddock Charged Over 1997 Murder
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Four Men Arrested In Connection With Lyra McKee Murder
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25 September 2009
Latest PO Robbery Sparks Appeal
Yet another post office has been targeted by robbers. Yesterday, Killyman PO, near Dungannon was the latest to be hit. Although no one was hurt, a trend of such rural hold-ups is emerging after other such post offices - including a mobile - have been targeted over the last week.
Latest PO Robbery Sparks Appeal
Yet another post office has been targeted by robbers. Yesterday, Killyman PO, near Dungannon was the latest to be hit. Although no one was hurt, a trend of such rural hold-ups is emerging after other such post offices - including a mobile - have been targeted over the last week.
28 November 2016
Operation Torus Seizes Drugs Worth More Than £3 Million
Drugs worth almost £3.4 million have been seized by police between 05 September and 31 October in a campaign targeting street-level drug dealing across NI. During Operation Torus, police officers in Districts and in Reactive and Organised Crime Branch delivered the following outcomes: • Seized £3.
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Drugs worth almost £3.4 million have been seized by police between 05 September and 31 October in a campaign targeting street-level drug dealing across NI. During Operation Torus, police officers in Districts and in Reactive and Organised Crime Branch delivered the following outcomes: • Seized £3.
02 September 2013
Four Charged With Drugs Offences
Four people have been charged with class A drugs offences following arrests made on Friday (30 August). Two men, aged 54 and 20, and a 42-year-old woman who are all from Liverpool, and a 35-year-old man from Antrim have been charged with the possession of Class A drugs and possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
Four Charged With Drugs Offences
Four people have been charged with class A drugs offences following arrests made on Friday (30 August). Two men, aged 54 and 20, and a 42-year-old woman who are all from Liverpool, and a 35-year-old man from Antrim have been charged with the possession of Class A drugs and possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
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