Drugs mule who died in Venezuela was on the run from gardaí

The Irish drugs mule who died in Venezuela was on the run from gardaí and the courts here.

Drugs mule who died in Venezuela was on the run from gardaí

Martin “Butch” Beirne disappeared from Sligo 18 months ago. He failed to appear at Sligo Circuit Court on a charge of possessing €2,000 of cannabis for sale and supply and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Beirne, 28, died on Wednesday in hospital when he was found collapsed in a hotel room in the Venezuela capital, Caracas.

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