Army captain pleads guilty at court-martial over transport of cigarettes from Middle East 

Captain Catherine Lundon pleaded guilty to a single count of engaging in conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline contrary to Section 168 of the Defence Act 1954. Picture: Colm Mahady / Fennells

An army captain has appeared before a court-martial over allegations she arranged for an unauthorised quantity of cigarettes to be placed on board a military flight home from the Middle East three years ago.

Captain Catherine Lundon, a transport officer attached to the 2nd Brigade in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines, was originally due to face six charges in relation to the transport of a large quantity of cigarettes on a military aircraft when she appeared before a summary court-martial in Dublin on Wednesday.