Trial Hears Evidence from Phone Expert

Expert retrieves text messages and contact details in XRY analysis

The Special Criminal Court in Dublin heard video-link evidence from a mobile phone forensics expert based in New Zealand, for the trial of a man accused of possessing €1 million worth of heroin.

The expert explained that he was trained in level one mobile phone forensics and was a member of the Garda Organised Crime Unit in May 2008 but had since retired and moved to New Zealand.

He said that he examined a black and silver Nokia 6300 mobile phone, a Samsung mobile phone and two pre-pay SIM cards from the Meteor and Vodafone networks that were handed to him by investigating gardai.

Mr Gannon told Mr O’Kelly that, using computer software, he was able to retrieve text messages and contact details stored in the Nokia 6300 phone and one text message from the Vodafone SIM card in what is known as an XRY analysis.

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