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Charges follow extortion inquiry | |
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Three men have been remanded in custody following a police investigation into extortion by loyalists in east 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. | 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. |