Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch have conducted searches following a UVF hijacking and security alert in north Belfast on Friday, March 25.

The searches were conducted on Saturday evening, March 26, in the Ballysillan and Springmartin areas of north and west Belfast.

A number of items including a suspected firearm, two vehicles, a quantity of controlled drugs and a large sum of cash was recovered.

A 38 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm in suspicious circumstances, possessing criminal property and concealing criminal property, and is currently in custody assisting police with their enquiries.

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and anyone with any information which could assist with the investigation is asked to call detectives on the non-emergency number 101, or submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.