Man found with €66k of cocaine thought he was transferring documents for woman he met on Facebook

A Danish man caught with over €66,000 of cocaine in his luggage claimed he had been transferring inheritance documents for a woman he met on Facebook, a court has heard.

Man found with €66k of cocaine thought he was transferring documents for woman he met on Facebook

A Danish man caught with over €66,000 of cocaine in his luggage claimed he had been transferring inheritance documents for a woman he met on Facebook, a court has heard.

Jorgen Sorensen (65), who was jailed for 18 months, told gardaí and customs officers that he had never inspected the luggage and believed it had contained these documents.

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