A Lithuanian judge has found an Irish man guilty of trying to buy weapons and explosives in a six-year sting orchestrated by Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5, and jailed him for 12 years.

THE Lithuanian lawyer for an Irishman accused of trying to purchase weapons for the Real IRA has told a court Michael Campbell was a victim of a sting by Britain’s intelligence service.

The Lithuanian lawyer for an alleged IRA dissident accused of trying to purchase and smuggle weaponry says he is the victim of entrapment orchestrated by Britain’s intelligence service.