Marcos Da Silva Generino jailed for cocaine importation

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Marcos Da Silva Generino was jailed for two and a half years for cocaine importation at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 5 October 2022. He pleaded guilty to importing cocaine into Dublin on 15 January 2021 and possessing it for sale or supply.

The 966.5 grammes of cocaine had a stated street value of €67,655. Generino told gardaí he expected the equivalent of €3,000 for transporting it; he said his family faced financial pressure because his mother was unwell and they had no health insurance.

Judge Martin Nolan considered Generino’s admissions, co-operation, lack of previous convictions and the difficulty he would face serving prison time in Ireland.