Two held in RIRA smuggling probe

SPANISH police arrested two suspected members of the Real IRA in the southern city of Malaga for allegedly attempting to smuggle 500,000 packets of cigarettes to Britain.

Both men were being held on suspicion of attempting to smuggle tobacco after police swooped on two trucks carrying the cigarettes.

Authorities said they had conducted a two-year investigation before arresting the men, one from Dublin, and one from Lisburn.