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Case No. 22197Drugs offence (possession of cocaine) · Co. Dublin · 11 Jul 2022

Airport worker Bruno Farias jailed for six years over €1m cocaine at Dublin Airport

Bruno Farias, 31, a catering assistant at Dublin Airport, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in bypassing customs with just under 15kg of cocaine worth over €1 million, which was carried from Brazil in a suitcase and transferred in a toilet cubicle. Co-accused Jocelino De Silva and Lucas Farias had already been sentenced the previous month.

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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced24 Feb
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Key facts

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19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatBruno Farias was jailed for six years for picking up a portion of a €1 million batch of cocaine in a toilet cubicle to bypass customs. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatJust under 15kg of cocaine, valued at just over €1 million, was carried from Brazil in a suitcase by Lucas Farias. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatDe Silva and Bruno Farias used employee swipe cards to go through staff entrances and boarded an employee bus. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatDe Silva was found to have 3kg of cocaine in a backpack while Bruno Farias had just under 12kg. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe suitcase was making its way from Sao Paulo to Dublin via Frankfurt. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe cocaine was in possession at the airport on 11 July 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationDet Garda Ronan Doolan gave evidence in the case. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeBruno Farias pleaded guilty to possession of 12kg of cocaine valued at €840,000. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeDe Silva admitted possession of 3kg of drugs valued at €200,000 on the same occasion. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeLucas Farias admitted importing the entire 15kg of cocaine from Brazil. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Martin Nolan. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtFiona Murphy SC defended Bruno Farias, arguing he had been threatened and acted as a courier with no proprietary interest in the drugs. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Nolan imposed a six-year sentence backdated to July when the accused went into custody. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceDe Silva was jailed for six years and Lucas Farias was jailed for seven years the previous month. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherBruno Farias had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherTwo of the men worked for contractors at the airport, which allowed them to avoid customs. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherBruno Farias had been working as a catering assistant at the airport. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherBruno Farias had come to Ireland from Brazil. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherDe Silva had been Bruno Farias's manager in work and Lucas Farias was his cousin. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Feb2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Airport worker jailed for six years for involvement in bypassing customs with €1m cocaine

    Reports the sentencing of Bruno Farias to six years (backdated to July), following the earlier sentences of co-accused De Silva (six years) and Lucas Farias (seven years) the previous month.

    convicted, Bruno Farias, 31, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Bruno Fariasconvicted, Jocelino De Silva, 44, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Jocelino De Silvaconvicted, Lucas Farias, 27, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Lucas Farias