Ireland Named in reporting
Dmitrijs Venskovics
Born between February 1976 and February 1977, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 11 Feb 2022 to 11 Feb 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between February 1976 and February 1977, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Latvian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Possession of drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 11 Feb 2022 to 11 Feb 2022
- Outlets
- leinsterexpress.ie
Cases
latest first- Appeal dismissed for Latvian man jailed over cocaine in Dublin Possession of drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply · Co. Dublin
Dmitrijs Venskovics, a 45-year-old Latvian man working as an international HGV lorry driver, was found in possession of 36kg of cocaine worth €2.5m in a Ford Transit van at Maxol service station, Donabate, Co Dublin, on 24 April 2020. A Russian man had approached Venskovics and told him he would be paid between €150 and €200 to transport boxes containing the drugs. Following a garda tip-off, Venskovics was kept under surveillance and arrested; he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in November 2020 and was sentenced to eight years by Judge Martin Nolan. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on 11 February 2022, finding no error in principle in the sentencing.
Sentenced, 11 Feb 2022Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Dmitrijs Venskovics, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 11 Feb2022‘Mercy plea’ to court from Latvian farmer jailed over €2.5m cocaine haulconvicted, Dmitrijs Venskovics, 45, male, Latvian, named, non-irishDmitrijs Venskovics
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