2025-07-16
Drugs Kingpin gets 15 years for €10m haul that included stolen garda uniform
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) The manager of an "entire cell of a drug distribution network" in Dublin has been jailed for 15 years after he was caught with almost nine million worth of assorted drugs, over €1 million in cash and a stolen garda uniform. Judge Crowe said she was taking into account mitigating features of the case including Pender's personal circumstances and his plea of guilty, before she imposed a sentence of 15 years in prison.