A BRITISH man is set to be extradited from Ireland to the UK to face a litany of firearms and drugs charges.
Adam James Wood, 32, was arrested by Gardaí in 2017 on foot of a European Arrest Warrant issued by authorities in Britain over 12 offences dating to 2014.
He faces life in prison if convicted of the charges – which relate to the possession of Class A drugs, guns and ammunition dating to 2014.
Wood, originally from Aigburth in Liverpool, had opposed his extradition at the High Court in Dublin and remained in custody throughout the proceedings.
However, in a ruling today the court ordered that Wood be surrendered to UK authorities within 25 days.
The Merseyside native will continue to be detained at a prison in the Irish capital until he is extradited.
Wood – who is alleged to have criminal connections on both sides of the Irish Sea – is expected to appeal his imminent extradition later this week.
