Five men charged with conspiracy to import drugs in Kerry
Five men arrested this week as part of a joint garda and revenue operation targeting organised crime have appeared before a special sitting of Killarney District Court on Friday charged with conspiracy to import drugs.
The men aged between 45 and 28 have all been remanded in custody.
They include a Serbian national with an address in Manchester, two with addresses in Glasgow, a man from Derry in Northern Ireland and a Filipino seaman.
The men are all on low to no incomes and there was no objection from the State to applications for legal aid.
Four of the men – Miljan Koprivica(45) Bollin Drive, Manchester, Ryan Watson (31); Mailerbeg Gardens, Modiesburn Glasgow; Gary Monks (40) Amulree Place, Glasgow and Conor Costello (30) Earhart Park, Madamsbank Road, Derry NI, have been in custody since their arrest in the early hours of Monday at Meenagohane Pier on the coast of Kerry.
They had their period of detention extended at a special sitting of the court in Killarney late on…
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