Ireland Case No. 21537Handling stolen property; possession of stolen property; possession of a Garda uniform; possession of a GPS signal blocker · Co. Longford · 8 Nov 2022
Man remanded to Longford Circuit Court on handling stolen property charges
Andrius Parfionovas, a 39-year-old Lithuanian man, was arrested in Granard, Co Longford on 8 November 2022 in connection with the alleged possession of €300,000 of stolen property, including marine equipment worth £48,000 stolen from Omagh, Co Tyrone, a Renault Master Van, and BMW M5 car parts. He was charged with ten counts of handling and possessing stolen property, possession of a Garda uniform, and possession of a GPS signal blocker. He was denied High Court bail in December 2022, and the DPP refused to allow the case to proceed on a signed plea. The Book of Evidence with nine charges was served at Longford District Court in April 2023, and he was remanded in custody to Longford Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May 2023.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court16 Dec
6 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The stolen items included 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, four propellers, eight GPS systems, two wave boards, and £3,115 in cash, totalling £48,000.
- He was charged with handling a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000 fitted with false plates and handling parts from a BMW M5 181 registered car valued at €90,000.
- Where
- The marine items were allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, Co Tyrone, the Renault Master Van from a property in Edenderry, Co Offaly, and the BMW M5 in Navan, Co Meath.
- He was arrested by Gardaí at a property in Granard, Co Longford on 8 November 2022.
- He resides at 34 Oldbridge Park, Griffeen Valley, Lucan, Dublin.
- When
- The marine equipment was stolen barely 12 hours before his arrest, the Renault Master Van on 25 July, and the BMW M5 on 5 July.
- Charges
- He was charged with ten counts of handling and possessing stolen property, possession of a Garda uniform, and possession of a GPS signal blocker, though the Book of Evidence lists a total of nine charges.
- Investigation
- Gardaí seized €65,000 from a bank account he shared with his partner, found Garda uniforms and GPS signal blockers at a unit in Dublin 24, discovered work stations at a suspected chopshop in Edgeworthstown, and found car parts from a stolen VW Touraeg valued at €40,000 at his family home in Lucan.
- In court
- He was denied High Court bail by Mr Justice Paul Burns on 16 December 2022.
- The DPP refused to allow the case to proceed on a signed plea, and the matter was sent forward on indictment.
- The Book of Evidence was served at Longford District Court in April 2023, and he was remanded in custody to Longford Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May 2023.
- Other details
- He is described as a high-ranking figure in an international organised crime gang.
92 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe marine items included 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, 4 propellers, 8 GPS systems, two wave boards, and £3,115 in cash, totalling £48,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe stolen marine equipment included 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, 4 propellers, 8 GPS systems, two wave boards and £3,115 in cash. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe marine equipment amounted to a total of £48,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatHe was charged with handling a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000 fitted with false plates. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatHe was charged with handling parts belonging to a BMW M5 181 registered car valued at €90,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe stolen items included 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, 4 propellers, 8 GPS systems, two wave boards, and £3,115 in cash, amounting to £48,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe accused is 39 years old (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe accused is a Lithuanian national (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe stolen items included 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, 4 propellers, 8 GPS systems, two wave boards, and £3,115 in cash (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe listed stolen items amount to a total of £48,000 (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe Renault Master Van had been fitted with false plates (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe recovered items included 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, four propellers, eight GPS systems, two wave boards, and £3,115 in cash. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe total value of the recovered items was £48,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereHe resides at 34 Oldbridge Park, Griffeen Valley, Lucan, Dublin. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe marine items were allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, County Tyrone. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe Renault Master Van was allegedly stolen from a property at Edenderry, County Offaly on 25 July. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe BMW M5 was allegedly stolen in Navan, County Meath on 5 July. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe marine equipment was allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, Co Tyrone. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereHe was arrested at a property he was renting in Granard, Co Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereHe was arrested by Gardaí at a property in Granard, Longford (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe Renault Master Van was allegedly stolen from a property at Edenderry, Offaly on July 25 (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe BMW M5 was allegedly stolen in Navan, Meath on July 5 (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe items were allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, Co Tyrone, barely 12 hours before his arrest. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe accused lives at 34 Oldbridge Park, Griffeen Valley, Lucan, Dublin (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe items were allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, Tyrone (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe accused was arrested by Gardaí at a property in Granard, Longford (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe van was allegedly stolen from a property at Edenderry, Offaly on July 25 (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe accused's address is 34 Oldbridge Park, Griffeen Valley, Lucan, Dublin. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe marine equipment was stolen barely 12 hours before the accused was arrested. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe Renault Master Van was allegedly stolen from a property at Edenderry, Co Offaly on July 25. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe BMW M5 was allegedly stolen in Navan, Co Meath on July 5. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenHe was arrested at Maryville, Ballinacross, Granard, Co Longford on November 8. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe VW Touraeg was stolen from a business premises in Ballymount, Dublin on June 29. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe stolen property was recovered in Garda raids on 8 November 2022. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe Renault Master Van was allegedly stolen from a property at Edenderry, Offaly on 25 July. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí seized €65,000 from a bank account he shared with his partner. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGarda uniforms, metro flashing blue lights and GPS signal blockers were found during a search of a unit at Citwest, Dublin 24. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationCar parts belonging to a stolen 172 registered VW Touraeg valued at €40,000 were found at his family home in Lucan. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationWork stations suspected of being used for an organised chopshop operation were found at a commercial premises in Edgeworthstown. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe file is with the Director of Public Prosecution and the DPP's directions were not yet clear (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationIt will take around three weeks to prepare a book of evidence for the defendant (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe is charged with ten counts of handling and possessing stolen property at various commercial and residential properties in Granard and Dublin. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe is charged with handling a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000 that had been fitted with false plates. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe is charged with handling stolen car components including parts belonging to a BMW M5 181 registered car valued at €90,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with ten counts of handling and possession of stolen property. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with ten counts of handling and possessing stolen property at various commercial and residential properties in Granard and Dublin (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged in connection with the alleged possession of €300,000 of stolen property (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeCharges include possession of 14 outboard Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, four marine radios, 4 propellers, 8 GPS systems, two wave boards, and £3,115 in cash, amounting to a total of £48,000 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with handling stolen car components including parts from a BMW M5 181 registered car valued at €90,000 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with ten counts of handling and possession of stolen property at various commercial and residential properties in Granard, Co Longford and Dublin. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was further charged with handling a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000 fitted with false plates, allegedly stolen from Edenderry, Co Offaly on July 25. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was further charged with handling stolen car components including parts from a BMW M5 181 registered car valued at €90,000, allegedly stolen in Navan, Co Meath on July 5. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThe accused was charged with possession of €300,000 of stolen property (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThe accused was charged with handling a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThe accused was charged with handling stolen car components including parts from a BMW M5 181 registered car valued at €90,000 (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeTwo additional counts of possession of a Garda uniform were added to the prosecution (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with handling and possessing stolen property at various commercial and residential properties in Granard, Edgeworthstown and Dublin. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with handling a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with illegal possession of a Garda uniform at a City West storage lock up. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with possession of a GPS signal blocker at a commercial premises in Lacken, Edgeworthstown. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThere are a total of nine charges in the Book of Evidence. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtHe appeared via videolink at Longford District Court having been remanded in custody at a previous sitting. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtHe applied to the High Court for bail with the hearing listed for 16 December. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtSolicitor Brid Mimnagh requested that an interpreter be made available for the 20 December hearing. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtHis partner will be making a police property application for the return of a vehicle seized by Gardaí. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtJudge Owens adjourned the matter to 20 December to allow the High Court proceedings to be concluded. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtHe was denied bail and has been in custody since the Longford District Court hearing. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtSenior gardaí objected to bail at the High Court given the nature and seriousness of the offence. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtHe appeared via videolink at Longford District Court (longfordleader.ie)
- courtJudge Owens consented to a four-week adjournment and the matter will return on 14 February 2023 (longfordleader.ie)
- courtIn December, Parfionovas applied for but was denied High Court bail by Mr Justice Paul Burns. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtSenior gardaí objected to bail given the nature and seriousness of the offence and likely sentence on conviction. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtMr Justice Burns denied bail under Section 2 of the Bail Act and O'Callaghan Rules. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtSgt Mark Mahon for the State said DPP directions were returned requesting Parfionovas be produced in person. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe matter will be going forward on indictment. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtParfionovas was remanded in custody to a sitting of Longford District Court on 21 February 2023. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe accused was remanded to appear before Longford District Court by video link (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe longest remand in custody is one week (longfordleader.ie)
- courtA High Court bail application was declined (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe State sought to have the matter returned for trial at the next sitting of Longford Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtJudge Bernadette Owens presided over the sitting. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe defendant was remanded in custody to appear before the Circuit Court on 9 May. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtAn alibi warning was issued. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtNo application for bail was made. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherHe is described as a high-ranking figure of an international organised crime gang. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherHe is accused of being a key member of an extremely sophisticated eastern European crime gang. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherHe is a Lithuanian national. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherParfionovas has been in custody since the beginning of November. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherA bank account containing €65,000 that Parfionovas shared with his partner was frozen. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherA Lithuanian interpreter was certified ahead of the 21 February sitting. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe accused is in custody on the matters (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe accused has been in custody since November 13 (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Apr2023Man arrested in Longford and behind alleged €300k theft charges sent forward for trial
Book of Evidence served at Longford District Court; nine charges confirmed; defendant remanded in custody to Longford Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May 2023; alibi warning issued; no bail application made.
accused, Andrius Parfionovas, 39, male, Lithuanian, named, non-irishAndrius Parfionovas - 28 Feb2023Alleged leading international organised crime gang member in custody on theft charges to be served with book of evidence, Longford court hears
Additional charges added including handling a stolen Renault Master Van (€20,000, stolen from Edenderry, Offaly) and BMW M5 car parts (€90,000, stolen from Navan, Meath), plus two counts of possession of a Garda uniform. Book of evidence to be prepared in approximately three weeks. High Court bail application previously declined.
suspect, Andrius Parfionovas, 39, male, Lithuanian, named, non-irishAndrius Parfionovas - 22 Feb2023Alleged senior European gang boss arrested in north Longford to stand trial
DPP refused to allow the case to proceed on a signed plea; matter going forward on indictment. Additional charges detailed including a stolen Renault Master Van (€20,000) and BMW M5 parts (€90,000). A bank account containing €65,000 shared with his partner was frozen. He was remanded in custody on 21 February 2023.
suspect, Andrius Parfionovas, 39, male, Lithuanian, named, non-irishAndrius Parfionovas - 27 Jan2023Man suspected of being key member of European crime gang held on stolen €300k of stolen property charges ‘anxious to move matters forward’, Longford court hears
Reports a court appearance where the case was adjourned four weeks to 14 February 2023 pending DPP directions; provides the full list of charged items and details of the Renault Master Van and BMW M5 charges.
accused, Andrius Parfionovas, 39, male, Lithuanian, named, non-irishAndrius Parfionovas - 16 Dec2022Key member of "extremely sophisticated" eastern European crime gang arrested in Longford and behind alleged €300k theft charges denied High Court bail
Details the High Court bail hearing on 16 December 2022 before Mr Justice Paul Burns, where bail was denied under Section 2 of the Bail Act and O'Callaghan Rules. Adds further detail on the stolen items including a VW Touraeg, work stations at a suspected chopshop in Edgeworthstown, and €65,000 seized from a shared bank account.
suspect, Andrius Parfionovas, 39, male, Lithuanian, named, non-irishAndrius Parfionovas - 16 Dec2022High ranking figure of international organised crime gang arrested in Longford to apply for High Court bail today
Adds that Parfionovas is described as a high-ranking figure in an international organised crime gang, gives his Dublin address, lists the specific marine items (14 Yamaha engines, 14 Hummingbird fish finders, etc.) valued at £48,000 stolen from Omagh, details the Renault Master Van (€20,000, false plates, stolen from Edenderry on 25 July) and BMW M5 181 (€90,000, stolen from Navan on 5 July), notes his solicitor Brid Mimnagh requested an interpreter and that his partner will apply for return of a seized vehicle, and records the adjournment to 20 December.
suspect, Andrius Parfionovas, 39, male, Lithuanian, named, non-irishAndrius Parfionovas