Man charged in Cork with possession of AK47

A second man was arrested today and charged with having an AK47 Kalashnikov assault rifle in Blarney, County Cork.

Man charged in Cork with possession of AK47
Mon, 07 Oct, 2002 - 19:17

A second man was arrested today and charged with having an AK47 Kalashnikov assault rifle in Blarney, County Cork.

Detective Sergeant Declan O'Sullivan arrested Brian McSweeney (aged 21) of Coolowen, Blarney, County Cork, at Colmcille Avenue, in Cork, today and charged him with having the Kalashnikov at his home in Blarney on September 28.

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