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Police arrest three men after home heating oil drums are stolen in Ballymoney

Three men were last night in police custody after four home heating oil drums were stolen in Ballymoney
Three men were last night in police custody after four home heating oil drums were stolen in Ballymoney Three men were last night in police custody after four home heating oil drums were stolen in Ballymoney

THREE men have been arrested after four home heating oil drums were stolen in Ballymoney.

When police attended a business premises in the Milltown Road area of the town on Wednesday, CCTV identified two of the men involved and the motor vehicle used to transport the four 20-litre oil drums.

Following a search of a property in the Leyland Court area of Ballycastle, police seized four oil drums and arrested one man for theft and two men for theft and possession of an imitation firearm in suspicious circumstances.

The men were later released on bail , and a PSNI spokesperson said: "Enquiries remain ongoing."