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31/10/2002
UVF linked to weapons find in north Down
Eight men have been arrested following an arms find by police in north Down last night.
At around 9pm, police swooped on a house on Ballymiscaw Road, Craigantlet, after officers noticed a vehicle being driven suspiciously in the area. A number of firearms were recovered in the follow up operation and security forces have linked the find to the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force.
It is understood that some of the men are being held in Lisburn and at Strandtown police station in Belfast.
(MB)
At around 9pm, police swooped on a house on Ballymiscaw Road, Craigantlet, after officers noticed a vehicle being driven suspiciously in the area. A number of firearms were recovered in the follow up operation and security forces have linked the find to the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force.
It is understood that some of the men are being held in Lisburn and at Strandtown police station in Belfast.
(MB)
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