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04/04/2016
Suspected Firearm And Ammunition Seized In North Belfast
Police have arrested a 57-year-old man after a suspected firearm and ammunition were found in north Belfast.
The items were seized following the search of a property in the Crumlin Road area on Thursday.
Detective Inspector Pete Mullan said: "A proactive search was carried out on Thursday morning when the firearm and ammunition were found and taken away for further examination. A 50-year-old woman and 16-year-old male were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances. Both were later released that evening on police bail pending further enquiries."
The 57-year-old male has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Elsewhere, police have arrested two men and two women in the Flagstaff Road area of Newry after a suspected firearm and a number of other items were found on Saturday.
Officers received a report of a number of individuals in a blue car behaving suspiciously in the Brogies Road area at around 7pm.
A bag was located near the car containing a suspected firearm and a number of other items. The men aged 23 and 24 and the women aged 19 and 29 were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including carrying a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, going equipped for burglary and possessing an article with a blade or point.
All four have been released on bail pending further police enquiries.
(CD)
The items were seized following the search of a property in the Crumlin Road area on Thursday.
Detective Inspector Pete Mullan said: "A proactive search was carried out on Thursday morning when the firearm and ammunition were found and taken away for further examination. A 50-year-old woman and 16-year-old male were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances. Both were later released that evening on police bail pending further enquiries."
The 57-year-old male has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Elsewhere, police have arrested two men and two women in the Flagstaff Road area of Newry after a suspected firearm and a number of other items were found on Saturday.
Officers received a report of a number of individuals in a blue car behaving suspiciously in the Brogies Road area at around 7pm.
A bag was located near the car containing a suspected firearm and a number of other items. The men aged 23 and 24 and the women aged 19 and 29 were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including carrying a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence, going equipped for burglary and possessing an article with a blade or point.
All four have been released on bail pending further police enquiries.
(CD)
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