Bruno Farias jailed for cocaine possession at Dublin Airport

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Bruno Farias was jailed for six years for possessing 12kg of cocaine at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 24 February 2023.

He pleaded guilty to possession of the cocaine at Dublin Airport on 11 July 2022. Judge Martin Nolan backdated the sentence to July, when Farias went into custody.

The report said the drugs were valued at €840,000. Fiona Murphy SC said Farias accepted his involvement but had been threatened and felt he had no option; she said his role was to move the drugs. The judge took account of his courier role and the fact that he had no proprietary interest in the drugs.