FOUR DISSIDENT REPUBLICANS have been given seven to 12 year prison terms after being caught with guns and ammunition in Tyrone more than three years ago.
The four men, Mark McGuigan (29), Daniel Turnbull (33), Darryn McCallion (25) and Martin McLoone (25) were in a Ford Fiesta car when it was stopped by PSNI officers on the Gorticashel Road in Omagh in October 2010.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a loaded handgun and ammunition. Follow up searches were then carried out by police and a sub-machine gun, a hand gun and ammunition were recovered from a vehicle belonging to Turnbull.
Police will continue to combat the threat posed by dissident republican individuals and groups who plan to use violence to further their agendas. We would encourage people in the community to continue to work with us to reduce the threat posed by such reckless individuals so that we can bring them before the courts. they continued.
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