Ex-politician arrested in alleged bid to hire hitman

A former politician was being questioned by gardaí last night after he allegedly tried to hire a hitman to murder three people, including a member of the gardaí.

Ex-politician arrested in alleged bid to hire hitman

The man was arrested in Cork City yesterday morning.

His arrest came after he allegedly tried to pay an undercover garda posing as a hitman a large sum to kill a member of the Revenue Commissioners, a person working in financial services, and a garda, believed to be a member of the fraud squad.

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