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Enter your code hereThe access code entered is not valid. Augustus (Gusty) Spence was the group's best-known leader. } The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group. Crime spree of East Belfast UVF revealed. if (! Read about our approach to external linking. el.classList.add('-full'); eventLabel = 'saturday_sunday'; A police officer said the seized items were "a considerable loss for the organisation". BBC stands over decision to broadcast UVF Regimental Band at Shankill vigil for the Queen,BBC NI has defended a decision to broadcast a news report of a vigil from the Shankill Road where a band openly displayed items with the name of loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Volunteer Force. return 'none'; if (document.getElementById("map") !== null) { return null; 0 : 1; window.scrollTo(0, faq.offsetTop - 15); Two major underworld figures one a former UVF hitman and the other a hard-as-nails street-fighter have for some time been muscling in on criminal rackets in east Belfast. let bundles = []; const item = { userID: '', In 2021, the group were linked to a gathering of masked men in Pitt Park in east Belfast. const bundleValue = getBundleValue(purchase, 'app_purchase'); onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/welcome/premium/'; Its name was taken from a Protestant force organized in 1912 to fight against Irish Home Rule. const updateSubscriberCookie = function (purchase) { } script.src = flipPayJsUrl; SDLP fails in bid to cut Council funding to East Belfast FC over alleged UVF link belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Liam Tunney 6h Stephen Matthews is former manager of East Belfast FC Cllr Samas de Faoite said he continues to have concerns about the arrangement Stephen Matthews Data: 1968-1998: Luogo: Irlanda del Nord: Casus belli: Tensioni e scontri sociali tra cattolici nazionalisti repubblicani irlandesi e protestanti dell'Ulster unionisti e lealisti: Esito: Cessazione della lotta armata di alcune organizzazioni paramilitari di entrambi gli . subscribeButton.classList.remove('-ghost'); Welcome! The court was told that during police interview Mr Pounder said he had amassed a 1,800 drug debt. } In 1994 it declared a ceasefire, stating that its members would end their violence. window.showSubscriberElements(); They are nearly always made a few days before they are used.\u0026amp;rdquo;This assessment from UVF insiders backs up what PSNI sources told Sunday Life \u2014 that the handguns and explosives were to be used in drug-dealing and extortion rackets. updateSubscriberCookie({ if (isShopFront) { onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/welcome/home-delivery/' productImpressionRecorded[flipPayConfig.filter_prices_by_badge] = true; const tweetId = parseTweetIdFromUrl(tweetUrl); document.getElementById(tabPrefix + '-tabs').querySelectorAll('a[toggle]').forEach(function (tab) { let homeDeliveryButtonCheck = false; fpblock.classList.add('fp-prevent-html-replace'); evt.which : evt.keyCode; if (!bundle_info && !upgrade_bundles.length) { let productImpressionRecorded = {}; if (snackbar) { They are nearly always made a few days before they are used.. value: priceID, let eventLabel; badgeMap[tabPrefix + '-annual-prices-tab-trigger'] = 'annual'; } if (element.id === 'fp-tog-anch-2') { tab.parentNode.classList.remove('is-active'); }, []) if (returnURL) { }; const now = new Date().getTime(); document.body.addEventListener('fp_user_event', function (event) { You can enjoy all premium content without redeeming this code.