7 years in jail for man who tried to bring explosives and detonators on bus

“In the base of the bag there was four blocks of ...TNT and three electronic detonators in good condition strapped to the TNT.”

A Dublin man who was arrested trying to transport 1.6kgs of high grade explosives and three detonators on the Bus Éireann bus to Derry has been jailed for seven years by the Special Criminal Court.

The court heard that Busáras had to be evacuated after Special Branch detectives intercepted Patrick Brennan on board the bus.