Man denies trafficking illegal immigrants

A man has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with trafficking illegal immigrants into Ireland two years ago.

Olaitan Ilori (aged 38) with an address at Oak Drive, Blessington, Co Wicklow, pleaded not guilty that between March 1 and October 27, 2004, he organised or knowingly facilitated the entry into the State on October 27, 2004, of 14 Mauritian nationals, whom he knew or had reasonable cause to believe were illegal immigrants