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Fireworks and suspected counterfeit goods were seized in East Belfast by Paramilitary Crime Taskforce officers.

Officers carried out a search of a property in Clara Avenue this morning, Friday, December 8, and seized a substantial number of fireworks and suspected counterfeit goods.

Detective Superintendent Bobby Singleton said: "We will continue to target those linked to paramilitary groups and their associated criminality. Whilst no arrests were made today, our enquiries into the matter are ongoing."

The PSNI, HM Revenue & Customs and the National Crime Agency established the Paramilitary Crime Taskforce to tackle criminality linked to paramilitarism.