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Pair to be sentenced over cocaine bust

Date
2017-10-26

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Saggart

County
Dublin

Summary

Two men, Glenn Murray, 28, and Frank Dunne, 50, pleaded guilty to possessing €95,000 worth of cocaine. They were arrested after a tip led Gardaí to a car‑park at Dunnes Stores, Saggart, on 15 September 2016. Murray was seen entering a blue Ford Focus, opening the passenger door, and carrying a black shopping bag that contained over 1,000 g of cocaine valued at €70,126. Two additional bags with 369 g of cocaine, worth €25,877, were found in a bedside locker at Dunne's house. Murray claimed he had no knowledge of the quantity, was promised €700 for transport, and described the operation as a "once‑off" job to earn extra money. Dunne said he had been promised €500, had a debt from cocaine use, and had no idea who the main organiser was.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pair to be sentenced over cocaine bust. Charges or matters: possessing cocaine. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

September 15, 2016 Other
November 20 Adjournment
2017-10-26 Publication

Why: He said it was his first time being involved in something like this and that it was a "once-off thing", because he was in financial difficulties due to crashing his car and other money problems in relation to his ex-partner and access to his child. CNI source report