An Uzi sub-machine gun was seized in Belfast when police stopped a taxi after a tip-off, it was revealed tonight.
The weapon was discovered after police received a report from a member of the public about the vehicle's passenger who had left a city centre bar at about 11.30pm yesterday.
A short time later the taxi was stopped by police in the Newtownards Road area of east Belfast and the Uzi was recovered, said a PSNI spokeswoman.
One man was arrested and remains in custody.
During a follow up search at an address in the loyalist Tullycarnet area of east Belfast a quantity of ammunition was discovered.
