Carl Armstrong jailed for €400,000 drugs possession in Dublin

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Carl Armstrong was sentenced to 13 years, with the final three suspended, for possessing cocaine and diamorphine for sale or supply at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 31 October 2024.

The drugs were found at The Old Distillery on Anne Street North, where Armstrong was present during a search of his co-accused’s home.

A separate three-year suspended portion of an earlier sentence was reactivated and will run concurrently with the new sentence.