A number of "loyalists" were arrested in Belfast today as part of a police operation against organised crime. Andre Shoukri and his mother are both believed to have been arrested as a total of 4 men and a woman were nicked as police searched houses in north and east Belfast.

Meanwhile in Londonderry, a 40 year old man today became the 8th person arrested in connection with the Northern Bank robbery last December. Also today, in Co. Down, a second man was arrested over a murder that took place in Co. Armagh 5 years ago. Apparently 4 people were also arrested in Glasgow on suspicion of connection to terrorist activity in Northern Ireland.

Follow up:

Is it bad that a day with a number of arrests like that makes me feel happy or relieved? The one from 5 years ago might be 4 or 5 years too late, but on the plus side I suppose it shows the police will keep looking and hopefully eventually get somewhere.

Does the system actually work?