Three men have been arrested in Derry as part of an ongoing investigation into criminality linked to the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).

The arrests were made on Thursday night, October 29, in the Letterkenny Road area of the city.

The men, aged 19, 24 and 26, were detained under Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Organised Crime Branch.

All three have since been released on bail.

The PSNI has not released further details about the nature of the alleged offences or the investigation.

Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2007 relates to offences of encouraging or assisting crime, believing it will be committed.

The INLA is a proscribed organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000.