US basketball player jailed for drug smuggling at Dublin Airport

DUBLIN, Ireland: A Division One college basketball player from Nevada received a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence for bringing just over 381,000 euros worth of cannabis into Ireland to help out a friend.

Kristaps Kambala (22) of Lovelady Court, Henderson, Nevada pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to having the drugs for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on June 23, 2025.