A 46 year old man has been arrested following reports of a man with a firearm in Dungannon early this morning, Monday 27 January.
At around 5.30am a taxi driver reported that a man armed with what was described as a handgun, had pointed the weapon at his vehicle in the area of Market Square, and then drove off.
Police located a suspect on Northland Row a short time later however a weapon was not recovered.
Inspector Long said: “We are currently holding a scene in the town centre and we are carrying out searches in order to establish if a weapon has been dumped in the vicinity. If anyone should locate what they believe to be a firearm, please do not touch it and contact police immediately.”
Anyone with any information that could assist police is asked to call them.
