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6 April 2011
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Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris announced details at a press conference
Police in Northern Ireland investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr have arrested a man in Scotland over a significant arms find.
Mr Kerr, 25, was killed when a car bomb exploded in Omagh on Saturday.
Police have said the arrest is linked to a weapons find in the Coalisland area of east Tyrone.
The weapons included four rifles, detonators, component parts for rocket launchers and explosives, possibly Semtex.
Speaking at a press conference at police head quarters in Belfast, Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris said the man was arrested in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, and brought back to Northern Ireland.
He said the weapons were found on Tuesday night inside stolen cars in a garage at Mountjoy Road in Coalisland.
ACC Harris said the find was "the most significant in recent years".
Police said the items were being "fast-tracked for forensic examination" and formed one line of inquiry in the Ronan Kerr murder investigation.
"Within the last two hours a man has been arrested in Dunbartonshire in Scotland in connection with the find of weapons at Coalisland," ACC Harris said.
"This 26-year-old suspect is being brought back to Northern Ireland for questioning. Colleagues from Strathclyde Police assisted PSNI detectives in the arrest operation."
"The seizure was made in a garage unit on the Mountjoy Road. Inside the unit, police officers uncovered a number of stolen vehicles and inside those vehicles, a significant amount of arms and munitions," he said.
"This investigation into Ronan's murder will continue in the coming days and weeks with the same determination and professionalism which resulted in last night's discovery."
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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris announced details at a press conference
Police in Northern Ireland investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr have arrested a man in Scotland over a significant arms find.
Mr Kerr, 25, was killed when a car bomb exploded in Omagh on Saturday.
Police have said the arrest is linked to a weapons find in the Coalisland area of east Tyrone.
The weapons included four rifles, detonators, component parts for rocket launchers and explosives, possibly Semtex.
Speaking at a press conference at police head quarters in Belfast, Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris said the man was arrested in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, and brought back to Northern Ireland.
He said the weapons were found on Tuesday night inside stolen cars in a garage at Mountjoy Road in Coalisland.
ACC Harris said the find was "the most significant in recent years".
Police said the items were being "fast-tracked for forensic examination" and formed one line of inquiry in the Ronan Kerr murder investigation.
"Within the last two hours a man has been arrested in Dunbartonshire in Scotland in connection with the find of weapons at Coalisland," ACC Harris said.
"This 26-year-old suspect is being brought back to Northern Ireland for questioning. Colleagues from Strathclyde Police assisted PSNI detectives in the arrest operation."
"The seizure was made in a garage unit on the Mountjoy Road. Inside the unit, police officers uncovered a number of stolen vehicles and inside those vehicles, a significant amount of arms and munitions," he said.
"This investigation into Ronan's murder will continue in the coming days and weeks with the same determination and professionalism which resulted in last night's discovery."
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