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| Trio charged over 'serious crime' | Trio charged over 'serious crime' |
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| Three men have been remanded in custody following an investigation into serious crime in County Antrim. | Three men have been remanded in custody following an investigation into serious crime in County Antrim. |
| Two were accused of blackmail and terrorist funding and the other with having a gun and bullets in suspicious circumstances. | Two were accused of blackmail and terrorist funding and the other with having a gun and bullets in suspicious circumstances. |
| There was heavy security at Belfast Magistrates Court as the three men, all with addresses in Carrickfergus, appeared in the dock. | There was heavy security at Belfast Magistrates Court as the three men, all with addresses in Carrickfergus, appeared in the dock. |
| They were also accused of providing funding for terrorism. | They were also accused of providing funding for terrorism. |
| The men were remanded in custody to appear in court again on 18 January. | The men were remanded in custody to appear in court again on 18 January. |
| Colville Hogsett, 41, from Sullatober Square, and 25-year-old Gary William James Riddell from Oakwood Road, were both accused of blackmail and demanding £10,000 from a man in the Carrickfergus area on a date between 3 December and 4 January. | |
| George Campbell Kennedy, 39, from the Hollies, was charged with having a pistol and five rounds of ammunition in suspicious circumstances between a date unknown and 4 January. | George Campbell Kennedy, 39, from the Hollies, was charged with having a pistol and five rounds of ammunition in suspicious circumstances between a date unknown and 4 January. |
| A detective constable told Saturday's hearing that he believed he could connect the three accused to the charges. | A detective constable told Saturday's hearing that he believed he could connect the three accused to the charges. |