West Cork 'chop shop' operator jailed for two years for part in €500k stolen car operation

A garage “chop-shop” proprietor in West Cork working with a paramilitary criminals in Armagh has been jailed for two years for his part in cutting up and re-using engines and parts from over €500,000 worth of cars stolen in border area

Gerard Holland, 65, of Tir na Nean, Lislevane, Bandon, County Cork, was sentenced to six years, with the last four years suspended, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.