Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Local Policing Team in Ballymena arrested a man in the Carrickfergus area over night, Thursday 7th of August.

The 44-year-old man is wanted in Poland to serve a sentence for a number of vehicle thefts linked to an organised crime gang and a separate drugs matter.

The offences occurred in the Krakow area of Poland in 2004 and he was detained last night on a Polish extradition warrant and is due to appear before Laganside Extradition Court later today.

Constable Dynes from the International Policing Unit said: “We continue to work with our international partners to identify and arrest those wanted in other jurisdictions. If fugitives travel to Northern Ireland to avoid the consequences of their previous crimes it is only a matter of time before they are arrested and brought before the extradition court in Northern Ireland.”