Northern Ireland

Man arrested following drugs and weapons seizures in Ballymena

Detectives from the PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Branch arrested a 52-year-old man in Antrim. Picture by Liam McBurney, PA Wire
Detectives from the PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Branch arrested a 52-year-old man in Antrim. Picture by Liam McBurney, PA Wire Detectives from the PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Branch arrested a 52-year-old man in Antrim. Picture by Liam McBurney, PA Wire

A MAN was arrested yesterday in connection with the seizure of a "substantial" amount of firearms, ammunition and Class A drugs in Co Antrim last week.

Detectives from the PSNI’s Criminal Investigation Branch arrested the 52-year-old in Antrim.

It followed searches in Ballymena last week in which the weapons and drugs recovered.