Mother and son jailed for cocaine smuggling

A mother whose teenage son underwent life-saving surgery in order to remove two cocaine pellets from his bowels after they both swallowed the drugs before flying to Ireland has been given a five year sentence.

Gilmaro Miquel (aged 18), who was given an 11-month sentence, decided to travel with his mother Josefina Liriano (aged 47) after learning she agreed to import the drugs from Holland to Ireland for €4,000 because he believed she was vulnerable.