Michal Luczak was 'key to the success' of the plot, Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court heard. Photograph: Tom Tuite
The pilot of a light aircraft that was used to transported €8.4 million worth of cocaine into the midlands from France has been convicted over his part in the smuggling operation.
Michal Luczak (44), described by the prosecution as a vital asset, irreplaceable and “key to the success” of the smuggling plot, was remanded in custody on Wednesday for sentence by Judge Roderick Maguire at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court next month.
The Cessna pilot, a Polish national, had pleaded not guilty to un
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