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Woman avoids jail for allowing drug prep in her home
Summary
Rachel Harford, 47, pleaded guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 14 December 2015 to knowingly permitting or suffering the preparation of a controlled drug at her home. Gardaí, acting on a search warrant, found heroin and cannabis in her house and observed Harford placing a bag in the crotch of her leggings when officers arrived. She claimed the drugs were unrelated to her and that she had grabbed a bag in panic. Harford's former partner, Eamonn Kane, had already pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs and received a four‑year, nine‑month sentence with the final 18 months suspended. Judge Karen O'Connor noted Harford's past convictions and her recovery from heroin addiction, but also that she had not been the main actor in the activity. The judge imposed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, which was suspended in full, citing her low risk of re‑offending and her rehabilitation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman avoids jail for allowing drug prep in her home. Charges or matters: possession of the drugs found at the house and last year received a four years and nine month sentence with the final 18 months suspended; knowingly permitting or suffering the preparation of a controlled drug at her home on December 14, 2015. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- December 14, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-10-11 Publication
Why: Rachel Harford (47) told gardaí the drugs had nothing to do with her and she hid one of the bags in the crotch of her leggings out of panic because she got a fright when gardaí arrived. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of the drugs found at the house and last year received a four years and nine month sentence with the final 18 months suspended; knowingly permitting or suffering the preparation of a controlled drug at her home on December 14, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Defendant
Charges: possession of the drugs found at the house and last year received a four years and nine month sentence with the final 18 months suspended; knowingly permitting or suffering the preparation of a controlled drug at her home on December 14, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision
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