Three charged in connection with UVF gang
Three men are due before Belfast Magistrates Court today charged in connection with a long-running investigation into the activities of a UVF gang based in north Belfast.
Another man has been released pending a report to Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service.
The four were arrested earlier this week by the PSNI’s Serious Crime branch, which took over the investigation known as ‘Operation Ballast’ from the Historical Enquiries Team at the end of last year.
A police spokesperson said Operation Ballast was a ‘large and complex investigation which will continue for a long period of time.’
Inquiries led by the Historical Enquiries Team led to 20 people being either charged or reported to the Public Prosecution Service.
