Irish man opposes extradition over drug trafficking

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An Irish man opposing extradition over drug trafficking had his High Court application adjourned on 22 March 2018. The application concerned using Garda documents in proceedings before an English court. He claims he was a paid Garda informer arrested in France 17 years earlier and later sentenced there to four years for drug trafficking, a sentence he never served. The State opposes his related damages claim, which alleges failures to protect him from prosecution. It says it paid him for information but denies agreeing to protect him from prosecution if he was arrested in another jurisdiction. Ms Justice Marie Baker adjourned the documents application to a date in April for further submissions.