Man charged with multiple counts of weapon possession

A man aged 27 is due in court to face a raft of charges, including possession of an offensive weapon.

The full roster of charges is: three counts of robbery, aggravated burglary, burglary, and four counts of possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence.

He is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court some time on Monday morning after being charged by detectives from Reactive and Organised Crime Branch in Musgrave PSNI station, central Belfast.

The arrest is believed to be in connection with incidents in the Belfast and Newtownabbey areas last week.

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