Northern Ireland

Man (37) charged with gun possession after dissident arrests in Belfast

A man (37) has been charged following dissident arrests
A man (37) has been charged following dissident arrests A man (37) has been charged following dissident arrests

A 37-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with possession of guns with intent to endanger life.

The man, a second man aged 48 and a 35-year-old woman were arrested on Monday about dissident republican activity.

The arrests came following searches at two houses, one in Foxes Glen in Poleglass, and the other on Hamill Street, close to the city centre.

The man (37) is to appear before Craigavon Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

The woman and the 48-year-old man were released last night pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.