“He said Mr McCaugherty who was calling himself "Tim" told him that the house in a small village in France had been purchased for 23,000 euro and another 5,000 or 6,000 euro would be spent to make it …”
“He said Mr McCaugherty also mentioned a trailer which was waiting in Spain and which had been fitted with a false floor and lead plates to deflect scanners from finding hidden weapons.”
“The court also heard that at one point, "Tim" also told "Ali" about how money was raised in Ireland through a pyramid scheme which was a "semi-con" in which people donated sums of up to £7,000.”
