Man who killed Louth Garda had been ordering weapons online from US
The 24-year-old, who murdered Garda Tony Golden and left his former partner fighting for her life, had been ordering weapons from the United States over the internet which he received by post, the Irish Independent reports.
Separately, he was also buying parts for handguns online which he then used to reactivate the replicas as lethal weapons.
The Irish Independent can reveal that the Garda Special Branch searched Crevan Mackin's house in Omeath in January after being tipped off by US authorities.
There is a legal and well-established international trade in guns made safe by having parts removed or replaced with non-functioning parts.