Exclusive: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has ordered an urgent investigation into how the weapon got back into circulation – despite officers seizing it for the first time in 2009
This is the shotgun that is at the centre of a major Garda investigation – after it was seized twice in separate investigations.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has now ordered an urgent investigation into how the weapon got back into circulation – despite officers seizing it for the first time in 2009. The incident is a major embarrassment for gardaí as all seized exhibits are meant to be stored securely - especially firearms. Gardaí have now confirmed that a probe is underway and the force is so concerned by it that Commissioner Harris has sent a special report on the incident to Justice Minister Helen McEntee.
After the 2009 seizure, the shotgun was ballistically tested before being stored in the force’s PEMS exhibits management system, where any items are kept under lock and key. But somehow the weapon ended up in another crime gang’s hands – only for it to be seized by gardaí again last year.
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