Judge jails two over Real IRA arms smuggling plot

Two men were jailed today after a dissident republican gun smuggling plot was uncovered by an MI5 sting operation.

Judge jails two over Real IRA arms smuggling plot

Two men were jailed today after a dissident republican gun smuggling plot was uncovered by an MI5 sting operation.

Paul McCaugherty, 44, of Beech Court, Lurgan, Co Armagh, was found guilty of attempting to import weapons and explosives and given 20 years. He sought the equipment for the Real IRA from an arms dealer who was a security services agent.

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