Detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force continuing to investigate suspected criminality linked to the West Belfast UDA have charged a man to court.

The man, aged 47, has been charged with number of drug-related offences, possession of a firearm and ammunition in suspicious circumstances, and possession of fireworks without a licence.

He is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Wednesday 25th June.

As is usual procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.

The charges follow the arrest of a man in the Belfast area on Tuesday 24th June.