Cheong Sik Hong (38) from Malaysia, thought he was transporting edible bird nests to Ireland for pay, but customs officials discovered 14kg of cannabis worth €281,000 in his luggage. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was sentenced to three years in prison.
A man who thought he was being paid to transport edible bird nests to Ireland has been jailed for three years after custom officers found over €280,000 worth of cannabis in his suitcase.
He said it was his friend’s bag and he had not packed it himself. He said he had no way of unlocking the luggage. It was forced open and a number of vacuum sealed bags of a green plant-like material was discovered. He later told gardaí he had found a job online that required people to transport edible bird nests to the UK and Ireland. He said he agreed to do the job and was expecting to be paid for his role as “a runner”. He considered the job was “very safe”.
He further accepted that analysis of Hong’s phone and messages found on that also “endorsed” his explanation to gardaí.
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