Two men have been charged with possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances after a police operation against dissident republican activity near Lisburn.
Security forces at the scene of the alert.
The pair aged 32 and 24, who are from the Derriaghy area, are due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.
They were arrested along with four other people during police raids on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday morning.
Three men held in west Belfast and a woman detained in Dunmurry have since been released without charge.
The police operation was linked to a security alert in Barnfield Road, where a suspicious object was recovered by army bomb experts on Friday.
"Police can now confirm that a suspected firearm was recovered," a PSNI spokesman said.
The Policing Board member said intelligence-led policing had been used to make the arrests and recover the weapon.
He also called for anyone with information to contact police.
As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the PPS.
They were arrested along with four other people during police raids on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday morning.
Three men held in west Belfast and a woman detained in Dunmurry have since been released without charge.
The police operation was linked to a security alert in Barnfield Road, where a suspicious object was recovered by army bomb experts on Friday.
"Police can now confirm that a suspected firearm was recovered," a PSNI spokesman said.
The Policing Board member said intelligence-led policing had been used to make the arrests and recover the weapon.
He also called for anyone with information to contact police.
As is normal procedure the charges will be reviewed by the PPS.
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