Ireland Named in reporting
Aradi Ignac
Born 1974, from the ages reported. 9 reports across 3 cases, 4 Dec 2023 to 14 Feb 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1974, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Hungarian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Child pornography, Drug importation (heroin smuggling), Drug trafficking (heroin)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 9 reports, 4 Dec 2023 to 14 Feb 2025
- Outlets
- gript.ie, kildarenow.com, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed over drug heist sentenced for child pornography at Circuit Criminal Court Child pornography
Aradi Ignac, a 50-year-old Hungarian man, appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court in a child pornography case and listened to the proceedings with an interpreter, as the court heard he has little to no English. Before this, he had been jailed for 10 years for his role in a multi-million euro drug heist, which the article mentions only as background. A Gript article published on 14 February 2025 reports in its headline that Ignac was sentenced for child pornography, but the text provided gives no sentence details. The latest development is that report of the child pornography sentence.
Sentenced, 14 Feb 2025Convicted · 1 report - Two men sentenced for heroin smuggling into Dublin Drug importation (heroin smuggling) · Co. Dublin
Aradi Ignac, 50, and Zoltan Nemeth, 63, both men from Hungary, flew 60kg of heroin worth an estimated €8.4 million into Weston Airport on a Cessna 210 light aircraft between 28 November and 1 December 2023. Gardaí, acting on confidential information about the scheduled landing, found the drugs hidden in the aircraft's tail and arrested Nemeth at Weston Airport and Aradi in Celbridge, County Kildare. Both men pleaded guilty to smuggling heroin into Weston Airport, and a further charge against Aradi of facilitating or enhancing organised crime was taken into consideration. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 6 November 2024, Judge Elma Duffy sentenced Aradi to ten years and Nemeth to eight years, both backdated to 1 December 2023.
Sentenced, 6 Nov 2024Convicted · 3 reports - Two men sent for trial over heroin seized at Weston Airport Drug trafficking (heroin) · Co. Dublin
On 1 December 2023, Gardaí and Revenue officers intercepted a light aircraft at Weston Airport, Co. Dublin, and arrested two men after finding an estimated 60kg of heroin valued at €8 million on the plane. Aradi Ignac, 49, of Kecskemet, Hungary, and Zoltan Nemeth, 62, of Sukosd, Hungary, were charged with unlawful possession of heroin and possessing it with intent to supply, later with possessing drugs worth €13,000 or more, enhancing organised crime, and Ignac also faced a money laundering charge. Both men were remanded in custody at Dublin District Court in December 2023. In April 2024, Judge John O'Leary sent both men forward for trial at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and Nemeth was granted High Court bail.
In court, 4 Dec 2023Accused · 5 reports
Timeline
every report naming Aradi Ignac, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Feb2025Man jailed in 8.4 million drug heist sentenced for child porn - Griptconvicted, Aradi Ignac, 50, male, Hungarian, named, non-irishAradi Ignac
- 7 Nov2024Man arrested in Kildare is later jailed for smuggling €8.4m of heroin on airplaneconvicted, Aradi Ignac, 50, male, namedAradi Ignac
- 6 Nov2024Two men jailed over flying €8m of heroin into Dublinconvicted, Aradi Ignac, 50, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Aradi Ignac
- 6 Nov2024Two men who flew heroin worth €8.4m into Dublin are jailedconvicted, Aradi Ignac, 50, male, namedAradi Ignac
- 19 Apr2024Two charged over heroin allegedly flown into Dublin sent forward for trialaccused, Aradi Ignac, 49, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Aradi Ignac
- 29 Mar2024Men charged over airport heroin seizure accused of 'enhancing'' organised crimeaccused, Aradi Ignac, 49, male, namedAradi Ignac
- 4 Dec2023Two men remanded in custody over €8m heroin seizure at Dublin’s Weston Airportaccused, Aradi Ignac, 49, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Aradi Ignac
- 4 Dec2023Two men charged over €8m heroin seizure appear in courtaccused, Aradi Ignac, 49, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Aradi Ignac
- 4 Dec2023Two men remanded in custody over €8 million heroin seizure after plane interceptedaccused, Aradi Ignac, 49, male, namedAradi Ignac
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