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Man 'pressured into keeping gun'

Laganside Magistrates Court

A man charged with having a semi-automatic pistol claimed he was pressured into keeping it, a Belfast court has been told.

Gary Dorrian, 40, from Baltic Avenue, north Belfast, was charged with having the gun and 70 rounds of bullets at Belfast Magistrates Court on Saturday.

His solicitor said that Mr Dorrian was not holding the weapon of his own volition.

He was remanded in custody to appear again via videolink in a fortnight.

The charges relate to the search of a house in Baltic Avenue on Thursday 2 October.





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