Three arrested after Derry robbery

The RUC have arrested three men and recovered a sum of money following a robbery on the Waterside area of Derry last night.

The RUC have arrested three men and recovered a sum of money following a robbery on the Waterside area of Derry last night.

Shortly after 10 p.m. three masked men armed with hammers entered an off-licence attached to a pub. They threatened staff and took a sum of money before fleeing the scene.

Subsequently the RUC stopped a car in the Ardmore area and detained three men.

Meanwhile in Belfast last night RUC officers arrested four men after they recovered a large quantity of cannabis during the search of a house in Belfast last night.

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At about 10 p.m. police entered a house at Sicily Park in the city and discovered cannabis with an estimated street value of £400,000. Several other items were also taken away by police for examination.