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20/06/2013
International Drug Dealer Extradited To UK Jailed For 18 Years
An international drug dealer has been jailed for 18-years in the UK following his extradition from Ireland.
58-year-old Philip Baron was charged in connection to the importation of almost £110 million worth of cocaine and cannabis.
Baron was allegedly the 'kingpin' of an international drug smuggling operation, which include shipping cocaine into the Uk from Spain.
He had been living in Kildare, near to the five-star K Club gold resort in Straffan, Co Kildare. The former lorry driver from Salford is believed to behind to shipments of some 60KG of cocaine into the UK, with an estimated street value of almost £20 million.
He had fought extradition to the UK for two years in the Irish courts, but was returned in November 2012.
(MH/CD)
58-year-old Philip Baron was charged in connection to the importation of almost £110 million worth of cocaine and cannabis.
Baron was allegedly the 'kingpin' of an international drug smuggling operation, which include shipping cocaine into the Uk from Spain.
He had been living in Kildare, near to the five-star K Club gold resort in Straffan, Co Kildare. The former lorry driver from Salford is believed to behind to shipments of some 60KG of cocaine into the UK, with an estimated street value of almost £20 million.
He had fought extradition to the UK for two years in the Irish courts, but was returned in November 2012.
(MH/CD)
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