Vitaliy Lapa jailed for attempted cocaine possession

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Vitaliy Lapa was jailed for attempting to possess cocaine for sale or supply at the Special Criminal Court on 4 July 2025.

The court sentenced Lapa to 14 and a half years. He had pleaded guilty to attempting to possess cocaine for sale or supply between 21 and 25 September 2023; the reported offence location was within the State.