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Man caught with €100k of heroin while on bail for cocaine charge
Summary
Darren De Lacey, 37, of Cremona Road, Ballyfermot, was found in May 2017 driving a car with a bag of heroin while he was on bail for earlier cocaine offences. Gardaí, acting on confidential information, stopped the vehicle and discovered 744 g of heroin, worth an estimated €104,202, between his feet. De Lacey pleaded guilty to possession of heroin at a location on the M7 motorway on 22 May 2017. He had previously been convicted of possession for sale or supply of large quantities of cocaine, for which he received a seven‑year prison sentence with three years suspended in October 2017. The court imposed an additional four‑year prison term, to run consecutively with the sentence he is already serving, bringing his total custodial period to eight years. The judge noted De Lacey's 65 prior convictions, including 50 for road‑traffic offences and one for theft. The case highlights the continued enforcement of drug‑related offences in Dublin.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man caught with €100k of heroin while on bail for cocaine charge. Charges or matters: possession of the heroin at a location on the M7 motorway on May 22, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 11, 2016 Incident
- October 10 Incident
- May 22, 2017 Incident
- 2018-04-24 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of the heroin at a location on the M7 motorway on May 22, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Darren De Lacey (37) of Cremona Road, Ballyfermot, is already serving a sentence for possession for sale or supply of a large quantity of cocaine. On October 10 last (2017) at Mullingar Circuit Court, De Lacey received a prison sentence of seven years with three suspended for these offences.
Places mentioned
- Cremona Road
- Dublin
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