2023-07-21
Jail for man (45) who held €256k in cannabis to repay €5k debt
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Martina Baxter said McGill had made an "unfortunate and bad decision" to borrow €5,000 from moneylenders to renovate his home and try to sell it. Judge Baxter handed McGill a sentence of five years, with the final two years suspended on strict conditions.