Ireland Woman jailed for smuggling cocaine through Dublin Airport
On 9 November 2023 Cheston Hoogenboom, a 37-year-old Dutch woman, arrived at Dublin Airport on a flight from Brussels, where customs officials found cocaine in her luggage and on her body. Garda Peter Kelly arrested her in the customs area of Terminal 1 under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and she was taken to Beaumont Hospital for examination over concern that she had more drugs concealed on her body. Judge Martin Nolan at the Circuit Criminal Court sentenced her to 18 months in custody, backdated to 9 November 2023, after she pleaded guilty. Gript reported the sentence on 4 July 2024, which is the latest development.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Cheston Hoogenboom, a 37-year-old Dutch woman, was jailed by Judge Martin Nolan for importing cocaine into Ireland via Dublin Airport.
- Her luggage contained 160g of a substance suspected to be narcotics, which further testing found to be cocaine worth approximately €12,600.
- A package removed from her body was found to be cocaine worth approximately €14,000.
- The total cocaine found on her person weighed about 0.38kg and was worth around €26,600.
- When
- She arrived on a flight from Brussels at Dublin Airport on 9 November 2023.
- Where
- The offence took place at Dublin Airport, with her arrest in the customs area of Terminal 1.
- Cause
- Customs officials noticed an anomaly in her luggage during x-ray examination.
- Investigation
- Garda Peter Kelly arrested her under the Misuse of Drugs Act and she was taken to Beaumont Hospital for further examination over concern she had more drugs concealed on her body.
- In court
- The case was heard at the Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- She was sentenced to 18 months in custody, backdated to 9 November 2023.
- Other details
- She confirmed the drugs were hers, and it was believed she intended to pass them on to a third party.
- She has no previous convictions in this jurisdiction, and the judge cited her guilty plea as a mitigating factor.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA woman smuggled cocaine into Ireland via Dublin Airport and was jailed by Judge Martin Nolan. (gript.ie)
- whatCustoms officials noticed an anomaly in her luggage on x-ray examination. (gript.ie)
- whatHer luggage was found to contain 160g of a substance suspected to be narcotics, in three pallets. (gript.ie)
- whatFurther testing found the substance to be cocaine worth approximately €12,600. (gript.ie)
- whatA package removed from her body was found to be cocaine worth approximately €14,000. (gript.ie)
- whatThe total cocaine found on her person weighed about 0.38kg and was worth around €26,600. (gript.ie)
- whenShe arrived on a flight from Brussels into Dublin Airport on 9 November 2023. (gript.ie)
- investigationGarda Peter Kelly arrested her at the customs area of Terminal 1 of Dublin Airport under the Misuse of Drugs Act. (gript.ie)
- investigationShe was taken to Beaumont Hospital for further examination over concern she had more drugs concealed on her body. (gript.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at the Circuit Criminal Court. (gript.ie)
- sentenceShe was sentenced to 18 months in custody, backdated to 9 November 2023. (gript.ie)
- otherShe confirmed the drugs were hers. (gript.ie)
- otherIt was believed she intended to pass the narcotics on to a third party. (gript.ie)
- otherShe has no previous convictions in this jurisdiction. (gript.ie)
- otherThe judge cited her guilty plea as a mitigating factor. (gript.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Jul2024Woman who smuggled thousands of euros worth of cocaine through Dublin Airport jailed - Gript
Reports the sentencing of Cheston Hoogenboom, including the quantities and values of cocaine found, her admissions, the mitigating factors and the 18-month sentence. No matching existing case in the list.
convicted, Cheston Hoogenboom, 37, female, Dutch, named, non-irishCheston Hoogenboom