2021-02-25 · Dublin
Judge jails cocaine defendant after finding claims of duress 'not credible'
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced 28‑year‑old Francis Lynch to a four‑and‑a‑half‑year prison term for possession of drugs for sale or supply, after he pleaded guilty. Lynch had moved about two kilos of cocaine in a specially modified Ford Kuga, which had a concealed compartment accessed by a hydraulic false…