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Non-jury court finds man guilty of having shopping bag full of handguns

Summary

In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Pierce Moran, 59, of Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, was found guilty of possessing a shopping bag full of handguns and ammunition. The court heard that on 15 November 2014, Moran was in possession of several semi‑automatic pistols, a 12‑gauge Beretta shotgun, various firearm magazines, assorted ammunition and a silencer. The Special Detective Unit had been investigating the import of arms from the United States at the time. A search warrant was executed at Moran's home; detectives found the weapons in a Dunnes Stores shopping bag and a sawn‑off shotgun in a plastic bin liner. Moran was arrested, questioned, and remanded in custody until sentencing on 4 May. The court noted that the inferences drawn from his refusal to account for the weapons were corroborative evidence but were not the sole basis for conviction.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Non-jury court finds man guilty of having shopping bag full of handguns. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 15th, 2014 Incident
• Wednesday, May 4th Adjournment
• 2016-04-28 Publication

Why: Mr Justice Butler said, "I'm glad to hear your client is able to talk to you because he didn't answer the registrar. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report