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Case No. 4962Drug importation (heroin smuggling) · Co. Dublin · 28 Nov 2023

Two men sentenced over €8.4m heroin flown into Dublin

Two Hungarian men were sentenced to 10 and eight years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for smuggling heroin worth €8.4 million into Weston Airport on a light aircraft. Both had pleaded guilty.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced6 Nov
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Key facts

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15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo men flew heroin worth €8.4 million into Dublin on a light aircraft. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe heroin was smuggled into Weston Airport. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe smuggling took place between 28 November and 1 December of the previous year. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí had received confidential information about the scheduled landing of a Cessna 210 light aircraft. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí found 60kg of suspected diamorphine hidden in the tail of the aircraft. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeAradi Ignac and Zoltan Nemeth pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin into Weston Airport. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeA further charge against Aradi, of facilitating or enhancing organised crime, was taken into consideration. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Elma Duffy set a headline sentence of 13 years for Aradi, imposing an actual term of 10 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Elma Duffy set a headline sentence of 10 years for Nemeth. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe two men were sentenced to 10 and eight years in prison. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceBoth sentences were backdated to 1 December of the previous year, when the men went into custody. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe heroin had an estimated street value of €8.4 million. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherBoth accused had been in custody since their arrest the previous December. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherNemeth has no previous convictions in any jurisdiction. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherAradi has 10 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Nov2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Two men who flew heroin worth €8.4m into Dublin are jailed

    Reports the sentencing of two men who flew heroin worth €8.4 million into Weston Airport on a light aircraft. Includes the sentence details, the Garda investigation and the defendants' backgrounds.

    convicted, Aradi Ignac, 50, male, namedAradi Ignacconvicted, Zoltan Nemeth, 63, male, namedZoltan Nemeth