Ireland Case No. 15298Possession of cocaine · Co. Dublin · 5 Jun 2024
Brazilian woman jailed for smuggling cocaine into Ireland
Kamila Henrique Lopes, a 28-year-old Brazilian woman, arrived at Dublin Airport on 5 June 2024 on a flight from Brazil having swallowed 102 pellets of cocaine valued at €83,510. Customs officials questioned her and carried out a search. She pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Duffy set a headline sentence of five and a half years and then reduced it for mitigation to three years and nine months. On 5 December 2024 she was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison, the latest development reported.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Kamila Henrique Lopes, a 28-year-old Brazilian woman, admitted swallowing 102 pellets of cocaine.
- The total value of the drugs was €83,510.
- When
- Lopes arrived at Dublin Airport on 5 June 2024 on a flight from Brazil.
- Sources differ on the custody date: one says Lopes was detained on 5 June 2024, while another says she has been in custody since 10 June 2024.
- Where
- The offence took place at Dublin Airport in County Dublin.
- Cause
- Lopes said she had borrowed the equivalent of €163 from a street lender in Brazil.
- Investigation
- Customs officials questioned Lopes and carried out a search.
- Other details
- Garda O'Byrne accepted that Lopes was acting as a courier at the lowest rung of the operation and had no signs of wealth.
- Lopes has no previous convictions.
- Charges
- Lopes pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine at Dublin Airport; one headline describes an attempt to smuggle over €83,000 of cocaine into Ireland.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Duffy.
- Sentence
- Judge Duffy set a headline sentence of five and a half years.
- After mitigating factors were considered, the sentence was reduced to three years and nine months, backdated to when Lopes was detained on 5 June 2024.
- On 5 December 2024 Lopes was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatLopes admitted to having swallowed 102 pellets of cocaine. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe total value of the drugs was €83,510. (thejournal.ie)
- whenLopes arrived at Dublin Airport on 5 June 2024 on a flight from Brazil. (thejournal.ie)
- causeLopes said she had borrowed the equivalent of €163 from a street lender in Brazil. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationCustoms officials questioned Lopes and carried out a search. (thejournal.ie)
- chargeLopes pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine at Dublin Airport. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceJudge Duffy set a headline sentence of five and a half years. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceAfter considering mitigating factors, the sentence was reduced to three years and nine months, backdated to when Lopes was detained on 5 June 2024. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceLopes was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. (thejournal.ie)
- otherA garda agreed that Lopes was acting as a courier and had no signs of wealth. (thejournal.ie)
- otherLopes has no previous convictions. (thejournal.ie)
- otherLopes has been in custody since 10 June 2024. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Dec2024Brazilian woman jailed for attempting to smuggle €83,000 worth of cocaine into Ireland
First report of this case. Covers the guilty plea, sentence of three years and nine months with a five and a half year headline sentence, and the facts presented to the court.
convicted, Kamila Henrique Lopes, 28, female, Brazilian, named, non-irishKamila Henrique Lopes