National court archive · 2026-03-24
Drugs mule abandoned €600k in cannabis on luggage carousel
At a glance
- Crime
- possession of cannabis for sale or supply
- People
- Lee Somers, Garrett McCormack SC, Judge Martin Nolan
- Locations
- Greenfields, Rosbrien Road, Limerick, Co Limerick, Toronto, Glasgow, Thailand
- Court
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Outcome
- jailed for five years
Summary
Lee Somers was jailed after pleading guilty to possessing 29 kilogrammes of cannabis worth €597,000 at Dublin Airport. He left the luggage on a carousel after arriving from Canada, telling staff his conscience had intervened; Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accepted he was under some duress but had made a serious decision.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie