Former Soviet pilot sentenced to eight years for smuggling heroin into Ireland

Zoltan Nemeth, a former Soviet fighter pilot, was sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling €8.4 million worth of heroin into Ireland. He pleaded guilty to the charges at Dublin Circuit Court. Nemeth, 63, was recruited by Ignac Aradi, who received a ten-year sentence for organizing the drug trafficking. Both were arrested after a joint operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Customs. The operation targeted 'The Family' crime gang, which has been expanding its drug trafficking activities in Ireland. Authorities have been actively working to disrupt their operations and dismantle their networks.