2015-06-11 · Clonee, Meath
Accomplished soccer player has €400k cannabis possession sentence cut on appeal
James Farmer, a former soccer player aged 36, had his seven‑year prison sentence for possession of over €400,000 worth of cannabis reduced on appeal. The original conviction stemmed from a January 2011 incident at Newland's Cross and Phibblestown House where Gardaí seized €122,000 in cannabis and later found an additional €312,000 at Farmer's…