Border Bandit Brendan ‘B-Man’ O’Callaghan looking at jailtime over encrochat cocaine dealing

A Crossmaglen man with Republican family connections has plead guilty to drug and money laundering. The so-called ‘B-Man’, 37-year-old Brendan O’Callaghan, who has links to prominent republicans, admitted 16 charges at the last minute after denying the charges for 5 years. O’Callaghan was caught after French intelligence hacked the secret Encrochat phone network used by criminals.  Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Sunday Life’s Ciaran Barnes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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