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Four arrests in crime gang raids Dutch police in Irish gang raids
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Dutch police have arrested three men and a woman as part of an international investigation into an Irish crime gang, it has been reported. Dutch police have arrested three men and a woman as part of an international investigation into an Irish crime gang.
The PSNI has confirmed it understands that four people were arrested. More than 150 guns, including automatic Glock pistols and Steyr submachine guns with silencers, were found in an office building in Amsterdam.
An Associated Press report said more than 150 guns were found in an office building in Amsterdam. Earlier this week, two men were arrested in Belfast and Dublin by police investigating a drugs network.
Earlier this week, one man was arrested in Belfast and another in Dublin as part of the operation against a drugs smuggling network. A variety of weapons were recovered in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during raids on Tuesday.
A variety of weapons were recovered in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during raids on Tuesday. Heroin worth about £3.25m was also seized by Garda officers. Heroin worth about £3.25m was also seized by Garda officers.
The National Prosecutor's Office in the Netherlands said more than 150 firearms were found, including automatic Glock pistols and Steyr submachine guns with silencers. The National Prosecutor's Office in the Netherlands said on Thursday that three men aged 41, 42, and 53, and a 27-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of illegal firearms.
It said three men aged 41, 42, and 53, and a 27-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of illegal firearms. The operation, involving the PSNI, Gardai and Dutch authorites, was launched last July following a request from PSNI.