Arrests in PSNI dissident operations

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two men in their 20s in Armagh City during an operation against suspected dissident …

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two men in their 20s in Armagh City during an operation against suspected dissident Republican activity.

The PSNI serious crime branch arrested the 21-year-old and 23-year-old last night.

Meanwhile four men are due to appear in front of Lisburn Magistrates Court today on firearms offences relating to an operation on March 9th by detectives investigating suspected dissident Republican activity. The men are charged with possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances and possession of a firearm with intent. Six men were arrested and a gun recovered in the search in Belfast on Tuesday. two were later released without charge.

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