A bid to extradite an international drug smuggler convicted of killing a British policeman should be dropped until at least 2025, it was claimed today in court.

A convicted police killer jailed for 30 years for his role in Ireland’s largest drugs seizure will face a five-day extradition hearing later this month.

A convicted police killer jailed for 30 years for his role in Ireland’s largest drugs seizure appeared in court today in relation to his extradition back to the UK.