RUC find
Cash find at RUC and police club ‘may be a distraction’
Police are examining a sum of money found in Belfast which they say could be linked to the Northern Bank robbery.
It was found at the Newforge Country Club on Friday. Police say the incident may simply be an effort to distract inquiries into the £26.5m Belfast raid.
The money - not believed to be substantial - is thought to include Northern Bank notes.
One person is still being held after £2m, £60,000 of it in the bank’s notes, was seized in the Irish Republic.
A police spokesperson said of the Belfast find: “Initial checks would suggest that this incident is an effort to distract the police investigating the Northern Bank robbery and also to divert attention away from events elsewhere over the last two days.
“However, police are taking the find seriously and the material recovered will be examined as part of police efforts to find those responsible for the robbery.”
New Forge Country Club is owned by the RUC Athletic Association.
The complex is used by former RUC officers and serving Police Service of Northern Ireland officers.
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