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Jail for taxi driver caught with nearly €300k in drugs

Summary

Stephen Murphy, a 45‑year‑old taxi driver from Tallaght, was found in possession of €273,859 worth of illegal drugs, including ketamine, ecstasy tablets and cannabis, after a Garda surveillance operation. He pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply on North Road, Finglas, and was sentenced by Judge Melanie Greally to four‑and‑a‑half years in prison. The judge cited mitigating factors such as Murphy's previous good character, his guilty plea and remorse, his limited role in the offence and his respectable background, allowing a departure from the ten‑year mandatory minimum. Murphy's case was supported by a letter from Gail O'Rorke, who had been acquitted in 2015 of assisting a suicide, and her husband Barry, who highlighted his friendship with Murphy and his son's Crohn's disease.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for taxi driver caught with nearly €300k in drugs. Charges or matters: possession of drugs for sale or supply on North Road, Finglas on May 13, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Acquitted

When:

• May 13, 2015 Incident
• 2017-03-10 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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