Ricardo Da Silva jailed for cocaine supply at Dublin Airport

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Ricardo Da Silva was jailed for three years in March 2021 after he was caught hiding more than €80,000 worth of cocaine in his underwear. The proceedings were reported on 4 May 2021.

Da Silva pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cocaine for sale or supply at Terminal 1, Dublin Airport, on 20 September 2020. He had no previous convictions.

He told gardaí he had been “lured” into accepting an offer for a job that did not exist and was then told he had to clear a debt by importing drugs into Europe.

He was instructed to ingest the drugs but instead sellotaped 120 cocaine pellets to his underwear.