Jiri Vecernik convicted over pistol at Dublin Airport

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Jiri Vecernik was convicted under the Probation Act for possessing a blank-firing pistol, according to a report published on 20 February 2015. The weapon was found in his checked luggage at Dublin Airport, the report said.

The court heard that Vecernik had bought the pistol online after a previous dispute with a colleague. Judge Martin Nolan said he would proceed to conviction but give Vecernik the benefit of the Probation Act.