Northern Ireland

Suspected firearm found in New IRA probe

Item was recovered outside Strabane area

The PSNI has made an appeal for information after a firearm was seized in the wider Strabane area
Police recovered a suspected firearm outside the Strabane area on Monday. (Niall Carson/PA)
By Paul Ainsworth

Police investigating the activities of the New IRA have recovered a suspected firearm in Co Tyrone.

The item was recovered during a search outside Strabane on Monday by detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Enquiries continue, and the suspected firearm will now be the subject of forensic testing. Detectives are appealing to anyone who has information to get in touch.”