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Bad parking "snowballed" to drugs arrest
Summary
Damian Trojnar, 33, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply at a Tallaght address on May 29, 2012. The case originated when Garda Cathal McGeoghan stopped Trojnar for bad parking, leading to the discovery of a European Arrest Warrant. Upon executing the warrant at Trojnar's rented home in Ellensborough Meadows, gardai seized bags of cannabis with an estimated street value of €21,132, along with €2,200 in cash, a suspected drugs tick-list, and weighing scales. Trojnar was initially extradited to Poland, where he served a four-year sentence for theft and burglary offences committed 12 years ago. Following his release, he voluntarily returned to Ireland to face the drugs charges. Judge John Aylmer described Trojnar as a reformed man, noting his exemplary behaviour in Polish prison and his voluntary return. The judge suspended a jail sentence of two years on the condition that Trojnar be of good behaviour. Defence counsel Dominic McGinn SC highlighted that Trojnar had lived in Ireland for six years, working in construction, and wished to make a life for himself. The matter was finalised with this suspended sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bad parking "snowballed" to drugs arrest. Charges or matters: possession of drugs for sale or supply at the Tallaght address on May 29, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 29, 2012 Incident
- 2016-10-24 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of drugs for sale or supply at the Tallaght address on May 29, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Trojnar was first extradited back to Poland where he served a four year sentence for theft and burglary offences committed 12 years ago. Judge John Aylmer said that Trojnar was a reformed man and suspended a jail sentence of two years on condition that he be of good behaviour.
Places mentioned
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft
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