Man jailed for €8m cocaine import says pilot was unaware

RTE Thursday 23rd October 2025, 6:08PM 1 min read 6 hours ago

A man jailed for importing more than €8 million of cocaine into Ireland from France in 2022 in a four-seater light aircraft has told a jury the pilot did not know there were drugs on board.

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