Two Ukrainian refugees caught operating an illegal cigarette business have been arrested and appeared in court.
Investigating Gardai witnessed the men carrying out a transaction after being tipped off about the illegal sales.At 1.40pm outside a local shopping centre Gardai carried out surveillance and witnessed the men selling cigarettes to a passer-by before getting into their vehicle and leaving the scene.
The two men were aided by an interpreter when they appeared at Letterkenny District Court before Judge Éiteáin Cunningham. Nosenko, a father-of-one, worked as a food processing manager in the war-torn city of Mariupol, which is under Russian occupation. Skriaha, Mr Dorrian said, is a father-of-two who hails from ‘not quite as sensitive’ an area off Ukraine. Skriaha had worked in a bakery before moving to Ireland.