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Gardai made drugs bust after stopping driver for using mobile phone
Summary
John O'Keefe, 26, was stopped by Garda Stephen Connor after the officer observed him using a mobile phone while driving a van toward Dublin city centre. O'Keefe was found to be transporting drugs to pay off gambling debts incurred after his father's death in 2011. Garda Connor noted O'Keefe was extremely nervous and there was a strong smell of cannabis. The van was searched and a bag of 248 MDMA tablets, worth €2,480, and a bag of cannabis herb, worth €4,734, were seized. O'Keefe admitted he had been paid €200 to move the drugs, which he had picked up about half an hour earlier, and claimed he did not know the value of the drugs or who he was doing it for. He pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Gardai made drugs bust after stopping driver for using mobile phone. Charges or matters: possession of drugs for sale or supply at Greenhills Road, Tallaght on April 11, 2016. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 11, 2016 Incident
- October 25, 2017 Adjournment
- 2017-07-12 Publication
Why: A man transporting drugs in his van in order to pay off a gambling debt was caught after a garda spotted him using his mobile phone while driving, a court had heard. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of drugs for sale or supply at Greenhills Road, Tallaght on April 11, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned the case to October 25, 2017 next for finalisation to allow a probation report be prepared.
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Topics
Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision
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