Dissident republican suspect arrested by PSNI
Detectives investigating violent dissident republican activity have arrested a man in Newry.
The suspect was detained during a police operation in the Derrybeg area of the city on Monday.
The PSNI said that detectives from Ardmore CID, supported by the Newry Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) conducted a search of a property and arrested a 45-year-old male.
He was taken to Musgrave serious crime suite for questioning.
Inspector Adam Corner of Newry NPT said: “Police are committed to tackling all forms of criminality and issues of serious crime in our community. I would encourage anyone with information that could assist in our efforts to contact us on the non-emergency number 101, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport.