Alleged 'logistics figure' refused bail in €32m Kerry crystal meth case

The court heard that James Leen had spent a large amount of time out of Ireland and went to various countries, including Columbia, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and the Netherlands

James Leen faces two charges of drug importation at Cork Port, Ringaskiddy, on October 16, 2023, of methylamphetamine, known as crystal meth, and possession of the drug worth €13,000 or more at Ballyseedy Garden Centre between October 27, 2023, and mid-February 2024. File photo: Facebook

A Kerry man charged over the country's largest-ever crystal meth seizure has been denied bail despite his father's offer to sell the family home and put up €200,000.

James Leen, 41, a father of three of Pilgrim Hill, Kilmourna, Listowel, faces two charges of drug importation at Cork Port, Ringaskiddy, on October 16, 2023, of methylamphetamine, known as crystal meth, and possession of the drug worth €13,000 or more at Ballyseedy Garden Centre between October 27, 2023, and mid-February 2024.