third man has appeared in courtroom after being charged in relation with the seizure of just about 160 million euro (£139 million) of cocaine on a bulk cargo ship off the coast of Eire.
Soheil Jelveh, 50, an Iranian nationwide of no mounted abode, appeared earlier than Wexford District Court docket on Monday morning.
Jelveh, who was referred to in courtroom as a ship captain, was charged with being within the possession of cocaine on September 24 and additional charged with being in possession of the managed drug for the aim of promoting or supplying it in contravention of the Misuse of Medicine Rules 2017 to 2019.
He was additionally charged with importing cocaine on September 24 in contravention of the Misuse of Medicine Rules 2017-2019.
A complete of two,253kg of cocaine was discovered on the MV Matthew cargo ship after members of the Irish Military Ranger Wing captured the vessel off the Co Cork coast by abseiling from a helicopter earlier this week.
The Irish police service, An Garda Siochana, mentioned the seizure was the most important within the historical past of the state.
Police consider the cocaine, seized on the cargo ship after the dramatic navy operation at sea, was destined for distribution past Eire, probably into the UK and continental Europe.
Detective Garda Liam Mangan, from the Garda Nationwide Medicine and Organised Crime Bureau advised the courtroom that Jelveh was arrested at 2.21pm on Sunday and charged at 3.31pm.
He mentioned the accused had been airlifted from the cargo vessel on September 25 after experiences that he was injured had been obtained.
He had been transferred to Waterford Hospital the place he was searched by gardai.
Gardai objected to bail utility from Jelveh’s solicitor Lana Doherty.
Choose John Cheatle rejected the bail utility: “The allegations towards the defendant are so critical and his hyperlinks to the jurisdiction are so tenuous it renders bail not possible, in my thoughts, on this state of affairs.”
Jelveh was remanded in custody to seem once more at Wexford District Court docket through videolink on October 9.
Moreover, Ms Doherty mentioned Jelveh didn’t want medical consideration however requested for consideration that he obtain safety in jail, which gardai agreed to.
He was additionally granted authorized help.
Jelveh was remanded in custody to seem once more at Wexford District Court docket through videolink on October 9.
A fishing trawler that grounded off the coast of Co Wexford late on Sunday was additionally being monitored as a part of the operation, amid suspicions it was en path to rendezvous with the cargo ship.
Two males who had been winched from that vessel additionally appeared earlier than Wexford District Court docket on Monday.
Jamie Harbron, 31, of South Avenue, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, UK, and 60-year-old Ukrainian nationwide Vitaliy Lapa, of no mounted abode, had been charged with conspiracy to import medication.
Showing through videolink, they had been additional remanded in custody to seem once more on October 16 awaiting route from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
5 different males have been arrested in relation to the case.
One has been launched with out cost whereas the opposite 4 stay in custody.
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