A 43-year-old man has been arrested as part of a blackmail investigation after a search on a house in Dunmurry uncovered firearms, baseball bats and suspected Class A and Class B drugs.
Police say they arrested the man following the house search, which took place yesterday (November 20).
“As part of an investigation into reports of blackmail over a number of months, officers conducted a search of a property in the Dunmurry area on Wednesday afternoon,” a police spokesperson said.
“A number of items were seized for further examination, including two suspected firearms, cash, two baseball bats and a quantity of suspected Class A and Class B controlled drugs.
“A 43-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences, including blackmail, possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances and possession of Class A controlled drugs,” they added.
“He remains in police custody at this time.”
