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Neil Byrne

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1970s
Support
Irish Republicanism Anti-Imperialism Irish Republican Army
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Biography

Neil Byrne was convicted with Daniel Cahalane in the Pennsylvania and New York arms case of the 1970s, for conspiring to export rifles and ammunition to Northern Ireland without a licence. The evidence involved approximately 360 weapons and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to export rifles and ammunition to Northern Ireland without a licence.
Sentence: Convicted and sentenced on the export-conspiracy charge.
Convicted: Yes