John Gilligan (criminal)

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John Gilligan (born 28 March 1952) is a convicted Irish gangster. Dubbed "Factory John" by the media due to his involvement in warehouse heists, he was given a 28-year prison sentence for the trafficking of commercial quantities of cannabis resin. On appeal, this sentence was reduced to 20 years, and in October 2013, he was released after serving 17 years.