Items were seized from properties in the Newtownabbey and Templepatrick areas after an operation investigating UDA criminal activity
Officers from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force assisted by officers from the Tactical Support Group and the District Support Team conducted a number of searches on Friday.Read more: PSNI budget cuts will mean ability to tackle crime "reduced and slowed", chief says
Detective Inspector Corrigan said: “As part of an ongoing investigation into suspected criminality linked to the South East Antrim UDA, we conducted proactive searches at properties in the Newtownabbey and Templepatrick areas. “As a result of the searches a number of items were recovered, including a quantity of suspected Class B and Class C controlled drugs and mobile devices.
“The searches and seizures are a demonstration of the PCTF’s commitment to tackle all types of criminality linked to paramilitaries, in an ongoing effort to rid our communities of the harm these groups cause and of their coercive control. “Our enquiries are ongoing and we would like to thank the local community for their continued support and will continue to act on the information you provide us.”For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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