Woman deported from US arrested for theft of two hams and cosmetics in Cork seven years ago

Accused pleaded guilty to stealing two hams worth €80 and cosmetics worth €264 in Boots

Accused had spent the last five years in LA before being deported, court heard. File picture: Dominic McGrath/PA Wire

A flight from Los Angeles to Dublin saw the deportation of a 25-year-old woman wanted in Cork for the theft of two hams and cosmetics more than seven years ago.

Garda Pat Costello said at Cork District Court on Wednesday he arrested Ciocolata Munteanu at Dublin Airport on Tuesday when she arrived on a deportation flight.