Irishman admits having cocaine

An Irishman allegedly held with one kilogramme of cocaine hidden in an inner sole of his shoe at Crown Point airport on Saturday, pleaded guilty  Monday  to a charge of attempting to export a prohibited substance.

Brian Patrick Reenan, 31, of Ireland, pleaded guilty to the Customs charge when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Annette McKenzie in the Scarborough First Court. Reenan is also charged with cocaine possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was not called upon to plead as this second charge was laid indictably.

Reenan was reportedly arrested by members of the Organised Crime and Narcotics Unit (OCNU), in collaboration with Customs Officers, as he was preparing to board a British Airways flight to London Saturday evening. The cocaine was said to have been sewn into the inner lining of the sole of the shoes he was wearing. Reenan was remanded in custody and is to reappear in court on June 5.