Drug smuggler jailed over €440m cocaine haul

A British man who led authorities to the largest ever-drugs seizure in Ireland was today jailed for 10 years.

Drug smuggler jailed over €440m cocaine haul
Wed, 05 Nov, 2008 - 13:20

A British man who led authorities to the largest ever-drugs seizure in Ireland was today jailed for 10 years.

Liverpudlian Gerard Hagan, who swam ashore for help as an inflatable boat carrying 1.5 tonnes of cocaine overturned in rough seas, pleaded guilty to his role in the international drugs smuggling operation.

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