Three arrests in cross-border probe into violent right-wing extremism
Three people have been arrested in Northern Ireland as part of a cross-border police investigation into violent right-wing extremism.
Two men were detained in Co Down and a woman was detained in Co Armagh .
One of the men, aged 38, was arrested in Ballynahinch while the other man, aged 48, was arrested in Kilkeel.
The 40-year-old woman was arrested in Lurgan.
The arrests were made following previous searches carried out in Co Down .
All three were detained under the Terrorism Act. They have been taken to the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Street in Belfast .
The PSNI investigation into right-wing extremism is being carried out in conjunction with the Garda in the Republic of Ireland .
It is understood the arrests are not linked to recent threats made to elected representatives in Newry, Mourne and Down.