A pilot of a light aircraft convicted last October for his role in the importation of over €8 million worth of cocaine into the midlands three ago has had his sentencing adjourned.
A jury of four women and eight men found Michal Luczak, 44, formerly of Primrose Avenue, Jigginstown, Naas, Co Kildare guilty following a three-week trial at Mullingar Circuit Court last year.
Addressing the court today, Luczak told the court that there had been a breakdown in communication between himself and his legal team and they were no longer representing him.
He asked Judge Roderick Maguire to give him at least two months to try and find a new legal team, adding that he is actively looking for new representation.
Counsel for the State Cathal Ó Braonáin BL, said it was disappointing that the court was only hearing this information on the day of sentencing.
Judge Maguire adjourned the case until 13 April.
Trial Evidence
Luczak, a Polish national and father of two, was the pilot of a Cessna 182, a small four-seater light aircraft.
The court heard the aircraft was part-owned by eight equal shareholders, including Luczak.
The jury heard how the Polish pilot departed from Abbeyshrule Aerodrome in Co Longford, a type two customs airport for passengers and baggage only, on 3 August 2022, in the Cessna 182-S aircraft.
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