Anti-terror police have arrested a man in West Belfast on suspicion of “an offence linked to the running of an illegal lottery”.
In a brief statement released by the PSNI they said detectives from their Terrorism Investigation Unit have arrested a 56-year-old man in the West Belfast area today (Monday December 9).
They added that the man has been detained “on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon and an offence linked to the running of an illegal lottery”.
The spokesman added: “He has been taken to Musgrave Police Station where he is being questioned by detectives. A number of searches were also carried out in the South and West Belfast areas and suspected canisters of Pepper Spray and CS Gas were seized.”
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