Man jailed for IRA weapons plot

A BROTHER of one of the men blamed for the Omagh bomb atrocity has been jailed for 12 years for trying to buy weapons and explosives in Lithuania.

Man jailed for IRA weapons plot
Sat, 22 Oct, 2011 - 01:00
Sarah Stack

Michael Campbell was arrested in an undercover operation in the Baltic state of Lithuania after handing over cash to buy a sniper rifle, detonators and timers for the Real IRA.

The 39-year-old was convicted by Judge Arunas Kisielus after a two-year trial in the city of Vilnius.

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CourtsCrimePlace: OmaghPlace: LithuaniaPlace: BalticPlace: VilniusPlace: Northern IrelandPlace: Republic of IrelandPlace: LondonPlace: IrelandPlace: Upper FaughartPlace: Dundalk, Co LouthPlace: EnglandPlace: NorthPlace: Laganside Courts ComplexPlace: BelfastPlace: Omeath, Co LouthPlace: DublinPerson: Michael CampbellPerson: JudgePerson: Arunas KisielusPerson: Liam CampbellPerson: Brendan McGuiganPerson: CampbellPerson: Irmantas MikelionisPerson: MikelionisPerson: Robert JaninePerson: McGuiganEvent: 1998 Omagh bombOrganisation: IRAOrganisation: Real IRAOrganisation: Supreme CourtOrganisation: MI5Organisation: Organised Crime and Corruption Investigations Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office
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