It's understood the father died in hospital days after he was arrested from a suspected heart attack.
An Irishman who died after being arrested in Ecuador was originally from Edenderry.
John Fennessy (64) and an accomplice were arrested earlier this month following a drugs bust.
They were accused of being in the possession of cocaine worth over 600 thousand euro.
It's understood the father died in hospital days after he was arrested from a suspected heart attack.

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