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Drogheda bread man jailed for moving guns as part of feud

Date
2020-07-17

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Drogheda

County
Louth

Summary

Wayne Lynch, a 37‑year‑old bread delivery man from Drogheda, was sentenced to four‑and‑a‑half years in prison for transporting firearms and storing cannabis during an ongoing crime feud. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a pistol and ammunition in suspicious circumstances at a Lidl car park in Tallaght and possession of cannabis herb at his home on 19 July 2019. Lynch had a prior conviction in 2004 for drug possession. Gardaí, acting on confidential information, followed Lynch's bread van on 19 July 2019, seized two black handguns and ammunition from the van and recovered cannabis herb worth €35,606 from his home. Judge Elma Sheahan accepted that Lynch was not a "significant player" and would not have used the guns, but noted he was moving the equipment during an ongoing feud that had claimed many lives. The judge suspended the final 18 months of the sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Drogheda bread man jailed for moving guns as part of feud. Charges or matters: possession of a pistol and ammunition in suspicious circumstances at the Lidl Car Park, Main Street, Tallaght and possession of cannabis herb at his home on July 19, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 19, 2019 Incident
2020-07-17 Publication

Why: Det Gda Dunne agreed with Padraig Dwyer SC, defending, that Lynch told gardai he couldn't talk because he was in fear of his life. Defence account reported by CNI

Case subjects

Wayne Lynch

Accused

Charges: possession of a pistol and ammunition in suspicious circumstances at the Lidl Car Park, Main Street, Tallaght and possession of cannabis herb at his home on July 19, 2019 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Sheahan sentenced Lynch to four-and-a-half years imprisonment, but suspended the final 18 months of the sentence.