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No jail for Dublin man who had €35k in prescription tablets
Summary
Aaron Parrot, a 22‑year‑old from Dublin, received a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence for unlawfully keeping 17,000 Zopiclone prescription sleeping tablets worth €35,000 and possessing €1,050 of cannabis. The court heard that Parrot had a €700 per weekend cocaine habit and had been storing and selling the sleeping tablets to pay off a drug debt. He pleaded guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Karen O'Connor warned him to use all available assistance to tackle his drug addiction and ordered strict conditions, including engagement with probation services, anger‑management and victim‑awareness treatments, disengagement from antisocial peers, and continued drug rehabilitation. The judge noted Parrot's willingness to re‑enter employment and his low risk of re‑offending. No custodial sentence was imposed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: No jail for Dublin man who had €35k in prescription tablets. Charges or matters: unlawfully keeping 17,000 Zopiclone prescription sleeping tablets worth €35,000 for supply and possessing €1,050 of cannabis at Portland Row, Dublin on September 30, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 30, 2015 Incident
- 2017-10-17 Publication
Why: Mr Dawson told Mr McCormack that in his opinion cocaine was doing more harm to inner city young people than heroin, because at least there was methadone treatment available to heroin users. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: unlawfully keeping 17,000 Zopiclone prescription sleeping tablets worth €35,000 for supply and possessing €1,050 of cannabis at Portland Row, Dublin on September 30, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She said she would give Parrot a chance and suspended the sentence for two and a half year on strict conditions that he engage with the probation services.
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