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TWO Polish brothers stole 67 bottles of perfume and aftershave after they saw someone else stealing one bot- tle in the duty free shop at Shannon Airport.
Thomaz (25) and Bartosz (24) Legan both pleaded guilty to stealing €3,953.61 worth of cosmetics at the duty free shop on Thursday, March 8 last. The duo initially appeared in court that day and spent a week in custody.
Inspector Kevin Moynihan told Shannon District Court last Thurs- day that the two men were seen tak- ing aftershave and cosmetics and placing them in their suitcases in the duty free shop.
There were 67 bottles of perfume and aftershave in total.
‘When the defendants were arrest-
ed, they readily admitted what they did was wrong and they stated it was a stupid act,’ he said.
Thomaz Legan has two previous convictions in his native Poland.
Defending solicitor Caitriona Car- mody said her clients travelled to Ire- land with perfume they had bought in Poland.
They had intended to sell the per- fume to a contact in Ireland. Howev- er, after arriving here, the two failed to meet that contact.
They were waiting for a flight home when they noticed another person stealing a bottle of perfume from the duty free shop.
“It was an utterly stupid thing to do. They were caught red-handed. They admitted to what they had done,” said Ms Carmody.
Judge Joseph Mangan fined Thomaz €800 and Bartosz €200.