Jury excused for legal argument in trafficking trial

The trial of a man accused of trafficking illegal immigrants into Ireland two years ago has continued in legal argument at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in the absence of the jury.

Mr Ilori of Oak Drive, Blessington, County Wicklow, has 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

The hearing is expected to resume tomorrow before Judge Martin Nolan and the jury of seven men and five women.