General views of the Bar Berlin on the Shankill Road which was attacked by the South East Antrim UDA
29th January, 2023.
A man arrested following searches of homes after an incident at a Belfast bar has been released on bail.
Detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force, investigating the incident of criminal damage at the bar in the Shankill Road area on Friday, January 27, carried out searches of two houses on Saturday evening.
On Sunday they confirmed a 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and burglary. He has since been released on bail to allow for further enquiries to be conducted.
South East Antrim UDA Brigade (Newtownabbey) IMAGE SOURCE/EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITY COPYRIGHT © 2022
Detective Chief Inspector Avine Kelly said: “Officers conducted searches at two houses in the Shankill area on Saturday evening resulting in the arrest of a 59-year-old man and the recovery of a number of items including cash, paramilitary related paraphernalia and a small quantity of suspected class B drugs.
“Our enquires into this incident are ongoing and I would ask anyone with information or who may be able to help with our investigation, to call detectives at Grosvenor Road on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1696 27/01/23, or submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/. ”
With many thanks to: Belfast Live and Sarah Scott for the original story.
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