A MAN whose fingerprint was found on the inside of a black bin bag wrapped round an AK-47 rifle has told a court he did not know how it got there.
The weapon was found wrapped in an Ikea bag during a search flats in Paisley during a police investigation into an alleged plot to kill two former high profile Ulster loyalist terror leaders.
Jordan Cummings was giving evidence at the trial of four men who are on trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of plotting to murder Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair and Sam McCrory, formerly of the Ulster Defence Army and its military wing the Ulster Freedom Fighters.
Questioned by prosecutor Paul Kearney if he could explain how his print was on the bag in October 2013, Mr Cummings explained he had been helping a woman move into the property.
Asked why he hadn't told the police this, he replied: "I don't know. I don't talk to the police. Never have."
Mr Cummings admitted being a friend of another man, Gordon Brown, who is also on trial accused of involvement in organised crime. Mr Brown denies the allegation.
The court heard Mr Cummings had denied knowing him when questioned by officers.
Mr Kearney asked him: "Are you involved with him in the supply of drugs and firearms. Mr Cummings, 26, replied: "No he's a friend."
He was giving evidence at the trial Antoin Duffy, 39. Martin Hughes, 36, Paul Sands, 31 and John Gorman, 58 , who deny the plot. The trial continues.
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