A significant arms find was made by search teams from ‘A’ Company at the Fire Station in Portadown, 1973.

Two men, both loyalist paramilitaries, were arrested. Items found included a self loading rifle, four revolvers, an air pistol, and 2,500 rounds of 7.62 ammunition – all stolen from the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Although discoveries of this type provided a significant rise in morale, encouraging other soldiers to search more thoroughly, many man hours were expended with negative results.