Syrian man who 'lost' passport on flight to Dublin jailed

Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) officers arrested Mr Maruan at Terminal 2 on Friday night. File picture

A Syrian man arrested at Dublin Airport after he "lost" his passport on a flight from Luxembourg has been jailed for two months.

Dublin District Court heard that Ramzi Maruan, 31, came to Ireland for a better life, but gardaí established he had previously turned up in Iceland and sought international protection in Bulgaria before coming here.