DETECTIVES investigating loyalist paramilitary crime in north Belfast seized a sum of cash yesterday following the search of a bar in the Shankill.
More than 30 officers took part in searches at the premises in Heather Street, off the Shankill Road.
It comes after a week of unrest linked to elements within the UDA in the Shankill and nearby Tigers Bay areas.
A 27 year-old man was arrested after a pipe bomb was found in North Queen Street in Belfast on February 18.
Police declared the object as a "viable pipe bomb-type device".
Separately three men appeared in court on Friday after a gang of 30 masked men attacked the Mount Inn on North Queen Street last Wednesday night.
A number of people were assaulted in the attack.
It followed several incidents in the Tigers Bay area of Belfast last week, including one where a house was attacked and windows smashed.
The Paramilitary Crime Taskforce - established by the PSNI, HM Revenue and Customs and the National Crime Agency - conducted yesterday's searches as part of the government's action plan on tackling paramilitary activity and organised crime.
A spokesman for the PSNI confirmed searches had been carried out at the bar.
"A number of licence breaches were detected and approximately £8,000 cash was seized.
"No arrests were made and the premises will be reported for these breaches," police said in a statement.
"This is part of the Task Force’s ongoing effort to promote a culture of lawfulness within Northern Ireland".
