22/01/2004
Four arrested following security operation in north Belfast
Four people have been arrested, following a security operation in North Belfast last night.
A firearm and a quantity of ammunition were discovered, when police stopped a car on the Antrim Road at about 7.40pm on Wednesday, January 21. Two men taken from the vehicle were arrested and placed in forensic overalls.
Army technical officers were also called to the scene, which was subsequently sealed off for several hours as forensic officers searched a car.
Police also conducted a search at high-rise flats in the nearby New Lodge area and Army technical officers were called on to attend the scene.
A police spokesperson said that firearms, a quantity of ammunition and some other items were removed from the scene and two women were arrested.
(KMcA)
A firearm and a quantity of ammunition were discovered, when police stopped a car on the Antrim Road at about 7.40pm on Wednesday, January 21. Two men taken from the vehicle were arrested and placed in forensic overalls.
Army technical officers were also called to the scene, which was subsequently sealed off for several hours as forensic officers searched a car.
Police also conducted a search at high-rise flats in the nearby New Lodge area and Army technical officers were called on to attend the scene.
A police spokesperson said that firearms, a quantity of ammunition and some other items were removed from the scene and two women were arrested.
(KMcA)
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