Patrick Joseph Mangan loses drugs trafficking surrender appeal

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Patrick Joseph Mangan lost his appeal against surrender to Spain over alleged illicit drugs trafficking at the Court of Appeal on 11 December 2017. The court lifted the stay on the High Court’s surrender order after finding that the telephone interception relied on by Spanish authorities was lawfully authorised and did not breach his constitutional right to privacy.

The European Arrest Warrant concerned an allegation that Mr Mangan was involved in smuggling hashish from Morocco into Spain. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal, holding that his privacy rights were not unlimited and that the interception was legitimate where lawfully permitted and regulated.