56-year-old Tim Gilchrist - from Mavis Bank, Newrath in Waterford - flew the drugs in through Abbeyshrule Aerodrome
A man who played"an important role" in smuggling €8.4m worth of cocaine into Ireland has been jailed for 11 years.
Described by the defence as a"Walter Mitty-type character", Gilchrist had no reaction when the sentence was imposed.He was caught after an investigation was launched based on information received about a Cessna light aircraft that was being used to bring drugs into Ireland. A short time later, Gilchrist's car was stopped at Lough Owel in County Westmeath, where 120 kilogrammes of cocaine was found.
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