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Case No. 6480Unlawful importation and possession of benzodiazepines · Co. Dublin

Man charged over €24,000 of tablets found in luggage at Dublin Airport

Dyonathan Lacerda, 34, a Brazilian national and Deliveroo driver living in Ireland, was arrested after returning to Dublin Airport on a Friday to collect a suitcase that customs and excise had stopped in Terminal 1. Gardai said the suitcase, which arrived a day late on a flight from the Netherlands, contained 11,730 suspected benzodiazepine tablets worth €24,000, and Mr Lacerda told them he had brought them from Sao Paolo for his own use. He was charged at Dublin District Court on Saturday with unlawful importation and possession of the tablets and with having them for the purpose of sale or supply, and he has not yet indicated a plea. A garda objected to bail, but he was remanded in custody with consent to bail, to be released once a €10,000 independent surety is approved and his bond is lodged, and he will appear again next week.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged15 Feb
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Dyonathan Lacerda, 34, a Brazilian national and Deliveroo driver, was arrested and charged.
  • He lives in Ireland on a student visa and has lived there for three years.
  • Gardai opened the suitcase in his presence and found 11,730 suspected benzodiazepine tablets worth €24,000.
Where
Customs and excise stopped the luggage at Terminal 1, Dublin Airport, and he lives at Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6.
When
The suitcase was stopped on a Friday, arrived a day late on a flight from the Netherlands, and he returned to the airport that afternoon to collect it.
Cause
He told gardai he had brought the tablets from Sao Paolo, Brazil, for his own use.
Charges
He is charged with unlawful importation and possession of 11,730 benzodiazepine tablets under the Misuse of Drugs Act and with having them for the purpose of sale or supply.
Investigation
  • He has made no reply to the charges and has not yet indicated a plea.
  • Analysis of the tablets could take a year to establish whether they contain active ingredients.
Other details
He holds Brazilian and Italian passports, one of which gardai have seized, and has no prior convictions or bench warrant history.
In court
  • He appeared at Dublin District Court on Saturday, and a garda objected to bail at that hearing.
  • He was remanded in custody with consent to bail on a €5,000 bond, of which he must lodge €3,000, and a €10,000 independent surety must be approved before release.
  • His bail conditions require him to surrender his second passport, not apply for other travel documents, sign on daily at his local Garda station, and stay contactable by phone.
  • He will appear again next week.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused is a Deliveroo driver. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe is a Brazilian national living in Ireland on a student visa. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe tablets were worth €24,000. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHis suitcase was held up and arrived a day late on a flight from the Netherlands. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe returned to the airport that afternoon to collect the bag. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe suitcase was opened in his presence and found to contain the suspected benzodiazepine pills. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe told gardai he had brought the tablets from Sao Paolo, Brazil for his own use. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe has Brazilian and Italian passports, one of which has been seized by gardai. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe has no prior convictions or bench warrant history. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe has lived in Ireland for three years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHe lives at Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe luggage was stopped at customs and excise in Terminal 1 on Friday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationIt could be a year before the tablets are analysed to establish whether they contain active ingredients. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe is charged with unlawful importation and possession of 11,730 benzodiazepine tablets. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe is charged with having the tablets for the purpose of sale or supply. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHe was remanded in custody with consent to bail in his bond of €5,000, of which he must lodge €3,000. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtA €10,000 independent surety must also be approved before his release. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHe must surrender his second passport, not apply for alternative travel documents, sign on daily at his local Garda station, and remain contactable by phone. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtHe will appear again next week. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Feb2025
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man arrested after returning to airport to collect bag with €24k worth of pills

    First report of the arrest and court appearance. Details the circumstances of the luggage delay, the customs stop, the accused's claim of personal use, and the bail conditions imposed.

    accused, Dyonathan Lacerda, 34, male, Brazilian, named, non-irishDyonathan Lacerda