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Jail for man (69) caught with handguns
Summary
Patrick Kennedy, aged 69, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for unlawful possession of a .455 Colt "New Service" revolver and a .455 Webley Mark 6 revolver with serial number 324736. He pleaded guilty in October at the Special Criminal Court. The offence occurred on 14 September 2013 when Kennedy, acting as a courier, was observed by Gardaí in Dublin's James Street. He had received a beige canvas bag from co‑accused Gary Yeung, who had travelled from Limerick that day. Gardaí followed Kennedy into a pub, searched the bag and found the two firearms. A ballistics examination revealed one gun was rusted but functional and the other was non‑working. Kennedy had three prior convictions, the most recent being an assault in 1978.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man (69) caught with handguns. Charges or matters: possessing the firearms, Yeung was jailed for five years, with three years suspended. Yeung had travelled from Limerick to Dublin on the day in question and was seen by gardai on James St. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 14th, 2013 Incident
- November 13th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-01-22 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: possessing the firearms, Yeung was jailed for five years, with three years suspended. Yeung had travelled from Limerick to Dublin on the day in question and was seen by gardai on James St (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Gary Yeung. In 2015, having pleaded guilty at the three-judge court to possessing the firearms, Yeung was jailed for five years, with three years suspended. Yeung had travelled from Limerick to Dublin on the day in question and was seen by gardai on James St.
Accused
Charges: possessing the firearms, Yeung was jailed for five years, with three years suspended. Yeung had travelled from Limerick to Dublin on the day in question and was seen by gardai on James St (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The court has previously heard that after receiving confidential information members of the IRA were going to transfer firearms on September 14th, 2013, gardai put in place a surveillance operation on the defendant and his co-accused Gary Yeung. In 2015, having pleaded guilty at the three-judge court to possessing the firearms, Yeung was jailed for five years, with three years suspended. Yeung had travelled from Limerick to Dublin on the day in question and was seen by gardai on James St. The judges had paid particular attention to his age and medical condition, Mr Justice Hunt said, adding that the court hoped the sentence would "induce the accused to adopt a law-abiding way of life" after release. Kennedy was sentenced to two years in prison, backdated to November 13th last year.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- James' Street
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