The men who are originally from Brazil each face a further charge of breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
Four men found to be in possession of a sub-machine gun, a shotgun and ammunition in Offaly earlier this week have appeared before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court this morning.
All four were charged under the Firearms Act as well as breaching Covid-19 Health Act at River Street, Clara just after midnight on Wednesday night.
The men before the court were Hugo Henrique Rodgiues (23) with an address at Inny, Ballymahon, Longford. Ildomar Cabrar De Silva (29) No Fixed Abode. Sergio Machado Filho (34) with an address at Apartment 7, Number 3 Temple Bar , Dublin. Jefferson Dos Santos (29) with an address at Inny, Ballymahon.
Outlining the alleged facts in the case Inspector Brian Farrell from Portlaoise Garda Station said that gardaí intercepted a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel Insignia that were driving in convoy. In one of the vehicles they found a saw off shotgun, a sub-machine gun and ammunition. He said, in the other gardaí found a petrol can.
He said that Mr Rodgiues was the driver of the first vehicle, while Mr De Silva drove the second.
He told Judge Catherine Staines that gardaí had sufficient evidence to believe the men were going to engage in on-going feud in Tullamore between two families and that they found evidence of a home address of one of the two feuding families, that two of the defendants had been searching for on Google Maps.
Inspector Farrell said that the feud began in the Arden View housing estate in Tullamore on 9 April with a very violent disorder incident.
He said the state was objecting to bail being granted to both Mr Rodgiues and Mr De Silva. After hearing bail applications Judge Staines denied them. Mr Filho and Mr Dos Santos did not request bail.
Judge Staines went on to remanded all four men to Cloverhill District Court until the next hearing of the case on Wednesday 3 June.
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