From Fás to CEO in Uganda: Chequered career of ‘Walter Mitty’ who flew in €8.4m of cocaine
Tim Gilchrist had interests in meat industry, worked with carpets and on roads
Tim Gilchrist leaving Mullingar Courthouse. Photo: Mark Condren
The chequered career of the “Walter Mitty” character who was jailed last week for running drugs from France to Ireland in a Cessna aeroplane ranged from welding in Waterford to allegedly selling meat in Africa.
Tim Gilchrist (56) was caught in August 2022 driving away with an €8.4m cargo of cocaine that he had landed in Abbeyshrule Aerodrome in Co Longford.
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