{"id":727341,"date":"2026-01-28T23:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/727341\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T23:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:32:18","slug":"man-charged-in-west-belfast-uda-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/727341\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged in west Belfast UDA investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man is accused of biting a PSNI officer on the leg. Picture: Aodhan Roberts\/Belfast Telegraph.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5915c5f5-b7cb-4790-b50d-1098f22f826e.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A man is accused of biting a PSNI officer on the leg. Picture: Aodhan Roberts\/Belfast Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A 22-year-old man has been charged by police investigating the west Belfast UDA. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The man was charged with a number of drug offences and possession of a gun and ammunition \u2013 and is expected to appear in court next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It follows an investigation by the PSNI\u2019s Paramilitary Crime Task Force<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe 22-year-old is charged with a number of offences, including possession and possession with intent to supply Class A, B and C controlled drugs, possessing a firearm and ammunition in suspicious circumstances and possessing prohibited ammunition,\u201d said a PSNI spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man is accused of biting a PSNI officer on the leg. Picture: Aodhan Roberts\/Belfast Telegraph.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5915c5f5-b7cb-4790-b50d-1098f22f826e.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A man is accused of biting a PSNI officer on the leg. Picture: Aodhan Roberts\/Belfast Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The story behind Belfast&#8217;s &#8216;Alec the Goose&#8217; tribute outside St George&#8217;s Market in Belfast<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAs is usual procedure, the charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man is accused of biting a PSNI officer on the leg. Picture: Aodhan Roberts\/Belfast Telegraph. 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