Mom and daughter remanded in custody over €1.28 million hashish seizure at Shannon Airport

A mom and daughter charged with possessing hashish value €1.28 million at Shannon Airport two days earlier than Christmas have been remanded in custody and can seem in court docket once more on New Yr’s Eve.

Dovil Reifonaite, (40) and Migle Kurieniute, (20), each of Newlands, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, appeared earlier than a particular sitting of Limerick District Courtroom on Christmas Eve.

The court docket heard each defendants made no response when charged with drug offenses.

Every defendant faces one depend of possession of hashish on the market or provide, in addition to one depend of possession of hashish.

Solicitor John Casey utilized for bail on behalf of each defendants, which was refused by Choose Alec Gabbett following objections from Gardaí.

Gardaí instructed the bail listening to that on December 23 final yr, at 11.16am, the 2 defendants disembarked from a flight at Shannon Airport from Boston.

Gardaí alleged that IRS officers found 64kg of vacuum-packed hashish packets with a avenue worth of €1.28 million, in 4 suitcases belonging to the 2 defendants. It was a “vital amount” of medication, Gardaí added.

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Mr Casey instructed the court docket Ms Reifonaite and Ms Kurieniute had lived in Mullingar for eight years and would adjust to all bail circumstances.

“Ms. Kurieniute has been right here since she was 12. They’ve settled right here, and if they’re launched on bail, they may report each day, and even twice a day, to a custody station, that is the place their lives are happening,” Mr. Casey stated.

Choose Gabbett stated he was refusing bail and that every accused “is entitled to the presumption of innocence”.

The decide remanded each defendants in custody to seem, by way of video hyperlink, at Ennis District Courtroom on December 31.