43-year-old man arrested in Derry in connection with AK-47 firearm seizure
Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit investigating the activities of the New IRA made the arrest today
Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit investigating the activities of the New IRA, have made an arrest.
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Derry this morning, (Thursday, August 8) under the Terrorism Act, and has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite in Belfast for questioning.
The man has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation following a public safety operation in the city on Tuesday, May 21 which resulted in the seizure of an AKM firearm and a quantity of ammunition.
This is the fourth arrest in relation to the investigation. Two men aged 56 and 59 have since been charged to court – and a 24-year-old man, arrested in June, was later released following questioning.