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Father of two laundered €169k in drug money for criminal gang

Summary

David Dowling, 49, of Sorrell Heath, Clonsilla, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for laundering €169,000 of drug proceeds for a criminal gang. He pleaded guilty in July to two charges of handling the proceeds of crime at Westend Retail Business Park and at Sorrell Heath. Gardaí seized €69,610 in a van and an additional €99,020 in Dowling's home, along with a vacuum‑packing machine used to conceal cash. The court described Dowling as a "good family man" who was an "essential cog" in the drug‑dealing enterprise, moving money to where it was needed. Judge Martin Nolan noted Dowling's 17 prior convictions but did not consider them in sentencing. The driver of the other vehicle received 240 hours of community service. No further appeals or outcomes were mentioned in the article.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father of two laundered €169k in drug money for criminal gang. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 26, 2015 Other
• September 2015 Incident
• 2017-11-14 Publication

Why: He told the court he knew this because of intelligence obtained from confidential sources. CNI source report

Case subjects

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence

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Read the original CNI report