A 27-year-old Dublin man has been found guilty of the possession of weapons with intent to endanger life by the Central Criminal Court.
Mark Desmond, Lally Road, Ballyfermot, was originally charged with the murders of Darren Carey and Patrick Murray whose bodies were recovered from the Grand Canal in January 2000.
However, the DPP dropped the charges the day the trial was due to begin and the accused was re-arraigned on four counts of firearms possession.
Desmond pleaded not guilty to having three shotguns, a rifle and one 12-gauge shotgun cartridge with intent to endanger life at Lally Road between October 1st, 1999 and February 17th, 2000.
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He will be sentenced later this afternoon.