Ex-GAA star in EncroChat case wins tag removal for Cork family trip

Source: irishnews.com

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