Terrorism Investigation Unit officers find ammunition in Londonderry New IRA searches

A major police operation into the activities of the New IRA is continuing in the Creggan area of Londonderry. Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit (TIU) have been carrying out searches in the Kildrum Gardens area on Sunday.
Police carrying out searches related to the investigation into the New IRA in Derry. Credit: UTV

Police have recovered a quantity of ammunition after a five-day search operation in Londonderry.The search in the an abandoned farm was part of an ongoing investigation by the PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit into the activities of the New IRA.

The ammunition seized will now be subject to further examination.

In a separate search in Ballymagroarty on Monday a 38-year-old man was arrested under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

He has since been released following questioning.

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