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12/01/2015
Man Sentenced Over Ammunitions Find
A man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances.
The 41-year-old male was sentenced on Friday following his arrest after police searches in the Castlereagh area on 13 May last year.
"I am pleased to say that the hard work of police and the court service has paid off and we welcome the sentence served," Superintendent Paula Hilman said.
"I hope that this provides reassurance to the community that police are tackling this type of criminality and that this will also serve as a warning to deter others from committing such crime.
"This arrest was made following one of the first searches detectives conducted under Op Reiner as part of investigations into hate crimes being committed across Belfast."
(IT/CD)
The 41-year-old male was sentenced on Friday following his arrest after police searches in the Castlereagh area on 13 May last year.
"I am pleased to say that the hard work of police and the court service has paid off and we welcome the sentence served," Superintendent Paula Hilman said.
"I hope that this provides reassurance to the community that police are tackling this type of criminality and that this will also serve as a warning to deter others from committing such crime.
"This arrest was made following one of the first searches detectives conducted under Op Reiner as part of investigations into hate crimes being committed across Belfast."
(IT/CD)
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