By Richard O'Reilly
A gun was seized during a series of searches in West Belfast on Thursday night as part of a probe into dissident Republican activity.
Other items, including money and a quantity of drugs were also seized from the Andersonstown area.
The searches were carried out by the PSNI's Serious Crimes Branch.
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