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A body that represents the views of loyalist paramilitaries has been criticised for their silence after loyalists have been linked to a weekend of attacks in north Down and a major drugs seizure in east Belfast.
The groups have their origins in the Troubles and are involved in criminality and drug dealing.
A 36-year-old man charged in connection with the seizure of cocaine worth £100,000 a car stopped on the outskirts of east Belfast, has been denied bail.
Cocaine worth £100,000 was discovered within a professionally-installed hide in a car stopped on the outskirts of east Belfast, a court heard today.
Police have seized class A drugs with an estimated value in excess of £100,000 and £30,000 in cash as part of an investigation to the activities of the East Belfast UVF