Swedish citizen jailed for trafficking man into State
Man pleads guilty to trafficking an illegal immigrant from Somalia
about 3 hours ago
Declan Brennan
Counsel for the man said his client had done the wrong thing for the right reasons. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
A Swedish citizen has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to trafficking an illegal immigrant into the State.
Lawyers for Farhan Abdirizak (40) told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the Somalian native was trying to help his “nephew” get into Ireland from their war-torn native Somalia.
On November 1st, 2020 gardaí at Dublin Airport identified a young man travelling under false documentation. This male told gardaí that he had travelled with Abdirizak but never said they were related.