A man with a previous conviction for an IRA attack on police has been found guilty of fuel laundering at Dungannon Magistrates Court.
Gareth Malachy Doris (39) of Gortnaskea Place, Coalisland disputed any involvement in fuel laundering despite DNA evidence being found at three sites, one in Tyrone and two in Armagh.
The court heard police and HMRC officials attended J&K Coaches in Ardboe on 19 March 2014.
Four people were on site, one of which was believed to be Doris, but he fled on foot.
The others were Kevin Quinn (40) and his brother Jim Quinn (45) both of Ardean Close, Cookstown who own the coach company.
They were both later charged with fraudulent evasion of duty on hydrocarbon oil and having vehicles with laundered fuel in the tanks.
The charges against the elder brother were withdrawn and the younger brother pleaded guilty to both.
A fourth man, John Thomas O’Neill (46) of Sandy Row, Coalisland pleaded guilty to a single count of fraudulent evasion of duty.
Doris's case was today adjourned along with the two co-accused for sentence next month.
Doris was previously convicted and sentenced to 10 years after a device was thrown at Coalisland RUC station in March 1997.
