Chef jailed for three years over €400,000 cannabis haul, with final year suspended

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James Fuery, 32, was sentenced to three years in prison for bringing cannabis worth €404,520 into Dublin Airport in a suitcase from Ibiza. The court suspended the final 12 months on strict conditions, including drug treatment.

Judge Elma Sheahan set a headline sentence of four and a half years before fixing the term at three years. She said the offence was serious but noted Fuery was at the low end of the enterprise. He had pleaded guilty and had no previous drug convictions, the court heard.