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Jail for man caught with cocaine and loaded handguns in car

Summary

In 2010, Glen Holland, aged 34, was arrested in Dublin after authorities discovered €68,000 worth of cocaine, a mixing agent and two loaded 9mm handguns in the boot of his Toyota Avensis. The weapons, manufactured in Brazil, were ready for use. Holland pleaded guilty to possession of the firearms, ammunition and cocaine for sale or supply. After his arrest, he fled Ireland while on bail in 2011 and was not re‑arrested until 2017, when Spanish authorities extradited him under a European Arrest Warrant. In 2018, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Holland to six and a half years' imprisonment, a departure from the mandatory ten‑year minimum for the drug charge. The judge credited Holland's admissions, cooperation with Gardaí, his difficult childhood and the fact that he was caring for his eight‑year‑old autistic son. Holland was instructed to engage with the Probation Service upon release.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for man caught with cocaine and loaded handguns in car. Charges or matters: possession of two handguns, ammunition and possession of cocaine for sale or supply on September 20, 2010 at Rory O'Connor House in Dublin city. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 20, 2010 Incident
• 2018-02-06 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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