2023-12-12
'An effing set-up': man caught with €280k in heroin said he was only holding it for 'hours'
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She said Byrne "has been a productive member of society in the past" but that "this is a serious offence given the nature and quantity of the drugs." Judge Sheahan handed down a sentence of four and a half years' imprisonment but suspended the final six months on strict conditions.