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Bomb run: ten years
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VEHICLES headed for Northern Ireland from Britain are likely to be scrutinised by police after the conviction of a driver who had carried explosives to Protestant terrorists.
More than 260 sticks of gelignite and 2751bs of chemicals for bombmaking were discovered when police intercepted a furniture van on the M6 in September.
Last week the driver was sentenced to ten years in prison at Preston Crown Court after being found guilty of carrying the explosives.
The explosives were being carried in parcels marked as Christmas presents and later the judge described the driver as "a willing agent for a terrorist organisation."
Now police will be keeping a watch on vehicles headed for the troubled province to keep a check on other drivers who might have the same idea.
It is known that the convicted driver had contacts who were said to be from the North of England and Scotland and it is this area that the police are expected to be watching.
The explosives discovered had first been wrapped in silver paper to prevent their discovery by tracker dogs.
Defence counsel at the Preston trial had claimed that the driver had been acting under duress. It was said that threats had been made against his family if he did not cooperate in the smuggling operation.