Ryan Watson jailed for 10½ years over cocaine import conspiracy

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Ryan Watson has been jailed for 10½ years by the Special Criminal Court after pleading guilty to conspiring with others to import drugs into Ireland. The court heard the seven men involved pleaded guilty to the conspiracy, which ran between 18 December 2024 and 15 January 2025.

The court said the operation resulted in the successful importation of cocaine estimated to be worth €42 million. Watson was one of four men who formed a landing cell intended to collect the drugs by boat and bring them to Co Kerry.