A 24-year-old man arrested by police officers following the search of a vehicle in the Wellington Road area of Dungannon in the early hours of Saturday has been released on bail.
Just before 1.30am, police stopped a vehicle being driven in the Wellington Road area of the town and officers subsequently found, and recovered, a shotgun.
The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances and possession of a firearm without a licence.
Police confirmed on Sunday that the man has now been released on bail pending further enquiries.