“He had no return flight, no accommodation booked, and he had a small rucksack with him.”
A man arrested at Belfast International Airport as part of an investigation into the seizure of £150,000 worth of heroin had booked a one-way flight to Paris, a court heard today.
The hotel worker, of Beechmount Gardens in the city, is charged with offences which include fraudulently importing, possessing and attempting to possess Class A drugs.Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard two parcels sent to Ahamad’s home and another address linked to him were seized on July 14.Further quantities of suspected heroin and cannabis were recovered during follow-up searches at the two properties.“He was on a flight to Paris on a one-way ticket,” an investigating detective said.
The detective added: “On another note, there have been 60 drug deaths this year in Northern Ireland, a large amount of these have involved heroin. Defence counsel Aaron Thompson said his client informed police he made the “impromptu” flight booking to visit a friend in Paris and provided full access to his phone and bank account.
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