Aer Lingus worker who helped smuggle illegal immigrants told gardaí he 'spent the money on pints of Guinness'

An Aer Lingus ground handler who helped to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country in exchange for cash told gardaí that it was a “Mickey Mouse” operation.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2018 - 13:28

An Aer Lingus ground handler who helped to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country in exchange for cash told gardaí that it was a “Mickey Mouse” operation, writes Declan Brennan.

Frederick Cham (63) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to five charges of facilitating the entry into the State of a person who was an illegal immigrant or who was seeking asylum at Dublin Airport on dates between December 13, 2016 and January 22, 2017.