Man fails to get €400m drugs haul conviction overturned

A British citizen who was found onboard a boat holding more than €400m worth of cocaine off the Irish coast has lost an appeal against conviction.

Christopher Wiggins, aged 48, with an address at Estepona, Malaga, Spain, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cocaine for sale or supply on November 5, 2008, when the boat Dances With Waves was boarded 250km off the Irish coast.

Three British citizens including Wiggins were on board the boat when 1.9 tonnes of cocaine worth more than €400m were found by Irish authorities. All three men pleaded guilty to possession for sale or supply.