Northern Ireland

Man (44) arrested in Coleraine as part of probe into North Antrim UDA

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Co Derry as part of an investigation into violent crimes linked to the North Antrim UDA
A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Co Derry as part of an investigation into violent crimes linked to the North Antrim UDA

A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Co Derry as part of an investigation into violent crimes linked to the North Antrim UDA.

The man was arrested after officers, including from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF), searched a property in Coleraine on Thursday evening.

Police seized a shotgun, shotgun cartridges and paramilitary-branded paraphernalia.

The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act. He was being questioned in the Serious Crime Suite of Musgrave Police Station in Belfast today.

The search was part of an ongoing PCTF investigation into crimes linked to the North Antrim UDA.