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Dubliner to be extradited to UK to serve remainder of 14-year sentence
Summary
A Dublin man, Darren Hogan, aged 43, was extradited to the United Kingdom to serve the remaining five years of a 14‑year sentence for importing eleven kilograms of cocaine. Hogan had already served seven years of his sentence before breaching probation by returning to Dublin, where he was born. He pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court in October 2005 and was stopped by customs at Stansted airport in August 2005 after travelling from Faro, Portugal, with ten tape‑wrapped blocks of the drug. In October 2012 he was released on licence from HM Prison Liverpool under supervision, but in July 2014 he failed to attend an appointment with his probation officer and was later found to have travelled back to Dublin. The High Court, presided over by Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly, heard that the central issue was whether Hogan's family rights would be violated by his surrender to the UK.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dubliner to be extradited to UK to serve remainder of 14-year sentence. Charges or matters: importing eleven kilograms of cocaine to the UK. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 2012 Incident
- July 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-12-07 Publication
Why: Previously, his counsel had argued that because Hogan had already served seven years, this made the matter less serious. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: importing eleven kilograms of cocaine to the UK (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Darren Hogan (43) had served seven years of his sentence before he broke probation by returning to Dublin, where he was born.
Places mentioned
- The High Court
- HM Prison
Topics
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