25/11/2008
Border Hunt For Gun Gang
The PSNI is on alert for a gang that carried out a weekend border raid which netted a cache of weapons.
The armed gang stole a number of handguns from a weapons dealer in Co Fermanagh on Saturday.
Police have just revealed the border incident and said that three masked men, one carrying a shotgun, held up the dealer in Garrison at about 5.30pm Saturday.
They said the robbers made off with two Glock 9mm pistols, a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol, a Walther .22 pistol and five Hammerli .22 target pistols.
Around a half hour later, a dark blue Nissan Primera, believed to have been used by the gang, was found burnt out in Belleek - just yards from the border with the Irish Republic.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw the car in Garrison before the robbery, or saw it being driven away.
(BMcC)
The armed gang stole a number of handguns from a weapons dealer in Co Fermanagh on Saturday.
Police have just revealed the border incident and said that three masked men, one carrying a shotgun, held up the dealer in Garrison at about 5.30pm Saturday.
They said the robbers made off with two Glock 9mm pistols, a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol, a Walther .22 pistol and five Hammerli .22 target pistols.
Around a half hour later, a dark blue Nissan Primera, believed to have been used by the gang, was found burnt out in Belleek - just yards from the border with the Irish Republic.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw the car in Garrison before the robbery, or saw it being driven away.
(BMcC)
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