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IRA gun ring broken in New York arrests four men
The FBI arrested Gabriel Megahey and Andrew Duggan along with Eamon Meehan and Colm Meehan in separate cases. Megahey claimed to lead the IRA Provisionals in the U S and sought five missiles at ten thousand dollars each for use against British helicopters in Northern Ireland. None were sold. The others faced charges for attempting to smuggle firearms ammunition and bullet proof vests to Ireland.
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New York
Irish Republican Army
United States
FBI
Gabriel Megahey
Queens
Megahey
Andrew Duggan
New York City
Kenneth Walton
Walton
Duggan
Northern Ireland
Eamon Meehan
Colm
Brooklyn
Ireland