DETECTIVES have released a man and a woman who were arrested after Semtex explosives, handguns, 200 rounds of ammunition and detonators were recovered by undercover police during a security alert in west Belfast.
A 67-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were questioned following the security operation on the Ballymurphy Road.
Cops swooped on Thursday night following a covert surveillance operation on the pair.
A PSNI spokeswoman said they were released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
The items were seized in an intelligence-led operation by police investigating violent dissident terrorist activity.
More than half a kilo of the lethal Czech-made Semtex-H plastic explosive was recovered.
