Episode 775: Two pilots jailed for role in flying €8m of heroin

Episode 775: Two pilots jailed for role in flying €8m of heroin into Ireland

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Two Hungarian pilots have been jailed for their role in flying €8 million worth of heroin into Ireland. Aradi Ignac a 50 year old father of five and a former Soviet fighter pilot Zoltan Nemeth nicknamed Top Gun in his home country got 10 and 8 years respectively for their parts in a plot orchestrated by the gang known as The Family. The duo pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to smuggling heroin into Weston Airport last year. Nicola speaks to Niall Donald about the pilots and the massive 60 kilo heroin deal that went awry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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