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Father agreed to hold 10kg of cannabis after threat his son would be "killed by Christmas"

Summary

Ronald Flynn (54), of Mount Nugent, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, has been sentenced to two years in jail following his guilty plea at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing just under 10kg of cannabis at Citywest Avenue, Citywest Business Park, Dublin on November 19, 2015. Flynn admitted to the charge and was found guilty. The court heard that Jason Flynn, currently serving a five-year sentence for drugs offences, had accrued a drug debt, which was then transferred to his father. Jason Flynn wrote a letter from prison appealing for leniency for his father, stating it was 'all his fault'. Judge Martin Nolan acknowledged that Ronald Flynn felt 'coerced' to take part in the operation as he was told his son would be 'killed by Christmas'. However, the judge noted that Flynn, a 'mature man', made a decision to involve himself in serious crime. Detective Garda William Armstrong testified that he posed as a UPS delivery man to intercept the parcel of drugs, valued at €198,900. Flynn was arrested after collecting the package and made full admissions. Flynn has 19 previous convictions, mainly for road traffic offences. Michael Bowman SC, defending, stated that Flynn was threatened with the death of his son unless he collected the drugs. The judge agreed to stay the start of the sentence until February 26 next. The matter was adjourned for the purposes of appeal.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father agreed to hold 10kg of cannabis after threat his son would be "killed by Christmas". Charges or matters: possessing just under 10kg of the drug at Citywest Avenue, Citywest Business Park, Dublin on November 19, 2015. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• November 19, 2015 Incident
• February 26 Incident
• Christmas Other
• 2017-12-22 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Drugs Road Traffic Stage Appeal

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