Guns found in dissident search
Published Tuesday, 11 September 2012
A man is being questioned after suspected guns were seized in Co Down during a police operation into dissident republican activity.
The man was held by police on Monday evening close to Hillsborough. (© UTV)
The 52-year-old was arrested after police searched a BMW car near Hillsborough on the main Belfast-Dublin road.
Police have confirmed that two suspected guns and ammunition were found at the scene.
The car is believed to have been under surveillance before the man was detained.
A number of properties in west Belfast have also been searched in connection with the probe.