'Real IRA arms dealer' could get 20 years

Prosecutors are seeking a maximum 20-year sentence for an Irishman who allegedly tried to buy weapons in Lithuania for a dissident IRA group.

'Real IRA arms dealer' could get 20 years
Fri, 21 Jan, 2011 - 17:34

Prosecutors are seeking a maximum 20-year sentence for an Irishman who allegedly tried to buy weapons in Lithuania for a dissident IRA group.

Michael Campbell (aged 38) was arrested three years ago in the Baltic state in an international sting operation with Irish police.

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