A man in his 40s was arrested after a search of a property in West Belfast on Wednesday.
Detectives investigating reports of blackmail arrested the man following a search of a house in Dunmurry on November 20 where suspected firearms, cash and suspected drugs were seized.
The 43-year-old man remains in police custody at this time.
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Detective Sergeant Cargin, from the Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Department, said: “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 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. He remains in police custody at this time.
“Our enquiries are ongoing and I encourage anyone with information that could help our ongoing investigation to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 1299 of 13/11/24.”
A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/
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