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Airport lounge manager jailed for trying to move smuggled cocaine
Summary
Jocelino De Silva, 44, a manager of the corporate lounge at Dublin Airport, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment after he helped move smuggled cocaine out of the airport. He had taken three kilograms of the drug, worth €210,000, from a toilet cubicle after Lucas Farias, 27, had brought just under 15 kg from Brazil in a suitcase. De Silva pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, while Farias admitted the importation of the 15 kg. Both men had no prior convictions and were remanded in custody since their arrests. Judge Martin Nolan noted the perceived problem of getting the drugs out of the airport and the role of De Silva's staff card in accessing secure areas. The case also involved a third man who was caught with the remaining 12 kg but has not yet been dealt with by the courts.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Airport lounge manager jailed for trying to move smuggled cocaine. Charges or matters: having three kilogrammes of cocaine, valued at €210,000 in a backpack on July 11, 2022, while Farias admitted importation of the 15kg of cocaine into the country on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 11, 2022 Adjournment
- 2023-01-23 Publication
Why: Dominic McGinn SC defending De Silva, said his client was used because of his ability to access secure areas of Dublin Airport due to his staff card. Defence account reported by CNI
Case subjects
Co Accused
Charges: having three kilogrammes of cocaine, valued at €210,000 in a backpack on July 11, 2022, while Farias admitted importation of the 15kg of cocaine into the country on the same date (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He said it was a serious amount of drugs before he jailed Farias for seven years and De Silva for six years.; Neither man have previous convictions and have been remanded in custody since their arrests.
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