一名英国前士兵帮助带领一个4 200万欧元的可卡因走私团伙进入爱尔兰,对阴谋认罪。 A UK ex-soldier helped lead a €42M cocaine smuggling ring into Ireland, pleading guilty to conspiracy.

特别刑事法院听说,一名41岁的前英国士兵Gary Monks在向爱尔兰走私可卡因4 200万欧元的行动中发挥了后勤作用。 A former British soldier, Gary Monks, 41, played a logistical role in a €42 million cocaine smuggling operation into Ireland, the Special Criminal Court has heard. 他是设在联合王国的一个小组的成员,该小组利用一艘充气船协调将毒品从Clare县外的一艘船舶转移到Kerry县。 He was part of a UK-based cell that coordinated the transfer of drugs from a ship off County Clare to County Kerry using an inflatable boat. 僧侣是2024年12月至2025年1月期间对毒品阴谋认罪的七名男子之一,在伊拉克和阿富汗服务,在目睹汽车炸弹袭击后被诊断为创伤后精神紧张症。 Monks, one of seven men who pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy between December 2024 and January 2025, had served in Iraq and Afghanistan and was diagnosed with PTSD after witnessing a car bomb attack. 他的辩护人说,他是一个中层特工,受财政需求和心理健康斗争的驱动,没有犯罪记录。 His defense said he was a mid-level operative driven by financial need and mental health struggles, with no prior criminal record. 判决待决。 Sentencing is pending.