FOUR men are currently in custody following a covert security operation last night.
The men were detained by PSNI officers from the highly secret Special Operations Branch who are expert in the use of guns and carry out “hard stops” on suspect vehicles.
The four were arrested after the covert SBO team stopped a silver Toyota car.
The suspects were removed from the vehicle at Mariannus Park in the Hazelbank area around 9.00 pm.
The four remained at the scene for around an hour and a half before being taken to the PACE suite Strand Road PSNI for questioning.
Police have not yet disclosed if the arrests are in relation to ‘ordinary decent criminal’ activities or violent dissident republicans.
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