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Dad prepared €286k in heroin for street sale as "favour to friend he met at football"

Summary

In February 2018, a Dublin father, Robert Reynolds, aged 35, was sentenced to three years in jail for preparing over €286,000 worth of heroin for street sale as a favour to a friend, Edward Maher, aged 31, whom he met at football. Garda Shona Moran noted that Reynolds could be described as "easily led" and that he had pleaded guilty to possessing just over 2 kg of heroin at his home on 19 December 2016. The investigation, triggered by surveillance of Maher, led to Reynolds' address where the two men were found mixing heroin in a garden shed. Gardaí discovered large quantities of brown powder, mixing agents, a weighing scale, a blender and gloves. Reynolds denied being a heroin addict, admitted smoking cannabis, and claimed he was asked to help as a favour. The court accepted his early guilty plea and noted his lack of insight and prior minor traffic convictions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dad prepared €286k in heroin for street sale as "favour to friend he met at football". Charges or matters: possessing just over 2kg of heroin worth €286,020 at his home on December 19, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 19, 2016 Incident
• 2018-02-07 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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