Police seize AK47 variant in Derry
Martin Burke (60), of Lone Moor Gardens and Patrick James Collett (56) of Rossnagalliagh, have been charged with possessing a Romanian made AKM 7.62 rifle, magazine and ammunition with intent to endanger life on May 21, 2024.
They are also charged with possessing the same weapon – a variant of the AK 47 – in suspicious circumstances on the same date.
At Derry Magistrates’ Court today, a date for the preliminary enquiry was fixed for Wednesday, February 26.
Burke and Collett were released on continuing bail.
The rifle was seized during an undercover police operation in Derry against the New IRA.
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