THREE men were arrested on suspicion of drug-related offences following an aggravated burglary in west Belfast.
Police received a report at around 9.40pm on Tuesday that a number of masked men, armed with batons and baseball bats, forced their way into a house in the Springfield Road area.
Detective Sergeant Eric Fairfield said yesterday: "A male occupant who was in the property at the time managed to escape the intruders, He suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident.
"Two men aged 24 and a third man aged 26 were arrested on suspicion of a number of drug related offences, they are currently in custody".