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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 sent for trial on handling stolen property charges in Longford

Andrius Parfionovas, a 39-year-old Lithuanian national, was arrested in Granard, Longford after Garda raids on 8 November 2022 recovered marine equipment, a Renault Master Van, and BMW M5 parts allegedly stolen from properties in Omagh, Edenderry and Navan, with a total value of €300,000. He was charged with ten counts of handling and possessing stolen property, with additional charges for possession of a Garda uniform and a GPS signal blocker. A High Court bail application was denied in December 2022, and the Book of Evidence containing nine charges was served at Longford District Court in April 2023. He was remanded in custody to stand trial at Longford Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May 2023, with an alibi warning issued.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court27 Jan
    4 reports
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The charged stolen property 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, valued at £48,000.
  • A Renault Master Van fitted with false plates, valued at €20,000, and parts from a BMW M5, valued at €90,000, were also among the charged items.
Where
  • The marine items were allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, County Tyrone, the van from Edenderry, County Offaly, and the BMW M5 from Navan, County Meath.
  • Parfionovas was arrested by Gardaí at a property in Granard, Longford.
When
The stolen property was recovered in Garda raids on 8 November 2022.
Charges
He was charged with ten counts of handling and possessing stolen property, plus possession of a Garda uniform and a GPS signal blocker.
In court
  • A High Court bail application was denied by Mr Justice Paul Burns in December 2022.
  • The Book of Evidence containing nine charges was served at Longford District Court in April 2023, and an alibi warning was issued.
  • He was remanded in custody to stand trial at Longford Circuit Criminal Court on 9 May 2023.
Other details
  • Parfionovas has been in custody since 13 November 2022.
  • A bank account containing €65,000 shared with his partner was frozen.
60 statements extracted from the articles
  • 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)
  • whereThe marine items were allegedly stolen from a house in Omagh, County Tyrone (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 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)
  • 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 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 a stolen Renault Master Van valued at €20,000 fitted with false plates (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 (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)
  • 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

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  1. 11 Apr2023
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, follow-up
    Man 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
  2. 28 Feb2023
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, follow-up
    Alleged 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
  3. 22 Feb2023
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, follow-up
    Alleged 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
  4. 27 Jan2023
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Man 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