Parada Hermen Arteaga jailed for cocaine importation

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Parada Hermen Arteaga was jailed for four years for importing cocaine at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 13 April 2015. The offence occurred at Dublin Airport on 26 March 2014.

Arteaga had pleaded guilty after swallowing 39 condoms containing 1.28kg of liquid cocaine, which had a reported street value of €90,639. Judge Martin Nolan backdated the sentence to March 2014.