Machine guns and assault rifle recovered in Co Down haul
Officers seized the cache, described as ready to use, in the Jerrettspass area of Newry
about 4 hours ago
A haul of 11 firearms including machine guns and an assault rifle have been recovered in Co Down.
The seizure came as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into organised crime.
Officers from the NCA and PSNI seized hand guns, machine guns, machine pistols and an assault rifle among the cache found in the Jerrettspass area of Newry.
They were described as being in good condition and ready to use.
The weapons were found in two waterproof holdalls buried in the ground.