Jacob Napolitano (28) had arrived into Ireland on an Aer Lingus flight from Los Angelas last May when a customs officer became suspicious of his behaviour
Dublin Airport. Photo: Getty
A Californian gambling addict caught trying to smuggle nearly €300,000 worth of drugs through Dublin airport has been jailed for four years.
Jacob Napolitano (28) had arrived into Ireland on an Aer Lingus flight from Los Angelas last May when a customs officer became suspicious of his behaviour.
The officer questioned him and then put his bags through an X-ray machine which revealed a number of suspicious-looking packages. Multiple vacuum packed packages containing cannabis were found with a total weight of just over 17 kilos.
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