The pilot of a light aircraft that transported €8.4 million of cocaine into the Midlands from France in 2022 was irreplaceable and a “valuable asset” in this venture, a jury has heard.
Counsel for the State, Cathal Ó Braonáin, said 44-year-old Cessna pilot Michal Luczak was “key to the success” of the operation, and would have been a “wild card” risk to a criminal organisation if he had not known what the four-seater aircraft was carrying.
Mr Ó Braonáin was making his closing speech in the case at Mullingar Circuit Court on Frid
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