 He concluded that "without a shadow of a doubt it [the ambush] was pre-planned".Former RUC Special Patrol Group (SPG) officer John Weir stated in his affidavit that he was given submachine guns for the UVF Mid-Ulster Brigade by a group of County Down loyalists called Down Orange Welfare (DOW), a vigilante outfit who were engaged in manufacturing weapons.This group was made up of former and serving members of the security forces.