Ex-GAA star in EncroChat case wins tag removal for Cork family trip
Source: irishnews.com
- A former GAA county player arrested in the EncroChat crackdown has been allowed to remove his electronic tag for a family visit to Cork.
- The man, who cannot be named, was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to drug supply charges linked to the encrypted phone network.
- The court granted his request despite opposition from police, permitting the tag removal from Friday to Sunday.
A former GAA county player, arrested as part of the major Encrochat crackdown on organised crime, has won permission to remove his electronic monitoring tag for a short family trip to Cork. The Belfast Crown Court judge approved the request after the man explained it was to see his seriously ill mother and young children. This case highlights the balance courts strike between public safety and personal circumstances for those convicted in the Encrochat operation, which busted a huge drug traffic