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Case adjourned for pair charged with possession of semi-automatic gun and ammunition

Apprentice carpenter Jamie Moss (21) and Sarah Jane Byrne (35) were charged after detectives stopped a car on the Old Navan Road in Dublin 15 and recovered a pistol and ammunition.

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A man and woman charged after a seizure of firearms and ammunition in Dublin have consented to a lengthy adjournment for DPP’s directions on the charges.

Apprentice carpenter Jamie Moss (21) and Sarah Jane Byrne (35) were charged after detectives stopped a car on the Old Navan Road in Dublin 15 and recovered a pistol and ammunition.

During further searches, gardaí uncovered a sub-machine gun, a sawn-off shotgun and more ammunition.

The two, whose addresses cannot be published due to security concerns, are accused of possession of a semi-automatic gun and a round of ammunition for unlawful purposes at the Old Navan Road on February 16 this year.

Ms Byrne is further charged with having a submachine gun, a sawn-off shotgun and 27 rounds of ammunition under her control at her home in Dublin.

Judge David McHugh adjourned the cases for three months for the DPP’s directions on the charges.

Blanchardstown District Court previously heard that Mr Moss was driving a Ford Focus, which was stopped and searched on the Old Navan Road. His co-accused was in the passenger seat.

Detective Garda Kelly said that a full investigation was underway including the examination of CCTV footage and DNA analysis.

Detective Garda Mark Ferris said a Makarov pistol was in “cling-film, in a plastic bag, wrapped in a scarf” in the car.

Gda Ferris said gardaí conducted a follow-up search at Ms Byrne’s home. He alleged that a sawn-off shotgun, sub-machine gun and ammunition were “hidden under the stairs in her house”.

The court heard claims that Ms Byrne “admitted taking possession of them, stripping them down, cleaning them and re-wrapping them”

Sergeant Maria Callaghan said the DPP’s directions were outstanding on the charges.

Defence lawyers Ciaran MacLoughlin and Terence Hanahoe said there was consent to a lengthy adjournment