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Traffic cops made explosives find after stopping driver who failed to pay for fuel
Summary
A 24-year-old man from County Tipperary pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing two pipe-bombs, a pistol, and ammunition discovered during a traffic stop in County Leitrim in May 2015. Dylan Cahill of Clonmel admitted charges relating to a .380 calibre semi-automatic pistol, four rounds of ammunition, and two improvised explosive devices found at Sradrine, Glefarne. Gardaí conducting traffic duties stopped the vehicle after reports it had left a filling station without paying for fuel. A search of the car revealed the weapons and explosives in a shopping bag on the front passenger seat. Detective Garda Derek Bonar told the court that gardaí believed the items were being transported in connection with IRA activities. Cahill's co-accused, John Burke, previously pleaded guilty in the Circuit Criminal Court and received a three-and-a-half-year sentence with six months suspended. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, sitting with two other judges, remanded Cahill in custody pending sentencing on 26 June.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Traffic cops made explosives find after stopping driver who failed to pay for fuel. Charges or matters: the possession of two improvised explosive devices, or pipe-bombs, at the same place on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 13th, 2015 Incident
- June 26th Adjournment
- 2017-06-19 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the possession of two improvised explosive devices, or pipe-bombs, at the same place on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, presiding, sitting with Judge Sinead Ni Chulachain and Judge James Faughnan, remanded Cahill in custody for sentencing on June 26th.
Convicted Person
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, presiding, sitting with Judge Sinead Ni Chulachain and Judge James Faughnan, remanded Cahill in custody for sentencing on June 26th.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
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