Ireland Case No. 21972Drugs offence (possession of cocaine for sale or supply) · Co. Dublin · 20 Jan 2022
Brazilian man jailed for smuggling €650,000 cocaine in shampoo bottles at Dublin Airport
Jeferson Pedrucci, 33, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing over €650,000 worth of cocaine for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on 20 January 2022, having smuggled the drugs in shampoo bottles and sewn into a bag lining.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced10 Mar
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Key facts
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- whatLiquid cocaine with a street value of €154,000 was found in two shampoo bottles. (thejournal.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatCocaine with a street value of nearly €500,000 was found sewn into the bag lining of luggage registered to Pedrucci's companion. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe combined total of the drugs seized was €651,875. (thejournal.ie)
- whatCocaine worth over €650,000 was smuggled into Ireland in shampoo bottles sewn inside luggage (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatPedrucci and a female companion flew into Dublin from São Paulo, Brazil, via Lisbon (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatCocaine with a street value of nearly €500,000 was found sewn into the lining of a bag registered to his companion (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe combined total of drugs seized was €651,875 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- wherePedrucci and a female companion flew into Dublin from São Paulo in Brazil via Lisbon. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe offence occurred on 20 January 2022 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenSentencing took place on Friday, 10 March 2023 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- causePedrucci owed money to loan sharks in Brazil who threatened to kill him and his family if he did not transport the drugs. (thejournal.ie)
- chargePedrucci pleaded guilty to one count of possessing cocaine for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on 20 January 2022. (thejournal.ie)
- courtPedrucci pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of possessing cocaine for sale or supply at Dublin Airport (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe judge accepted Pedrucci is unlikely to reoffend but noted the high value of drugs involved (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan handed down a sentence of five and a half years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Nolan ordered that the time Pedrucci previously spent in custody be taken into account. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced him to five and a half years in prison (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge ordered that time previously spent in custody be taken into account (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherPedrucci took full responsibility for the drugs. (thejournal.ie)
- otherPedrucci is originally from Brazil and has lived in Ireland since 2015. (thejournal.ie)
- otherPedrucci also holds Italian citizenship. (thejournal.ie)
- otherPedrucci has nine previous convictions, all for road traffic offences. (thejournal.ie)
- otherPedrucci previously worked as a delivery driver but now works as a fibre optic technician. (thejournal.ie)
- otherJudge Nolan accepted that Pedrucci is unlikely to reoffend in the future. (thejournal.ie)
- otherJudge Nolan noted there was a high value of drugs involved in the case. (thejournal.ie)
- otherPedrucci is originally from Brazil, has lived in Ireland since 2015, and also holds Italian citizenship (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe has nine previous convictions, all for road traffic offences (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe owed money to loan sharks in Brazil who threatened to kill him and his family if he did not transport the drugs (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHis mother and sister moved from Brazil to Ireland after threats were made against them (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe previously worked as a delivery driver and now works as a fibre optic technician (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Mar2023Smuggled cocaine in shampoo bottles
Sentencing report: Pedrucci pleaded guilty and received a five-and-a-half-year prison term with time in custody credited; Judge Nolan noted the high value of drugs but accepted he was unlikely to reoffend.
convicted, Jeferson Pedrucci, 33, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Jeferson Pedruccisuspect, female - 10 Mar2023Man jailed for smuggling over €650,000 worth of cocaine into Ireland in shampoo bottles
Provides the full sentencing details including the breakdown of drug values (€154,000 in shampoo bottles, nearly €500,000 sewn into bag lining, total €651,875), Pedrucci's background (lived in Ireland since 2015, holds Italian citizenship, nine previous road traffic convictions), and mitigating circumstances (owed money to loan sharks in Brazil, threats to his family, mother and sister moved to Ireland).
convicted, Jeferson Pedrucci, 33, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Jeferson Pedrucci