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Legal aid denied for man jailed over cannabis grow-house
Summary
In October 2018, a Polish man named Andrezej Pacek, aged 44 and currently serving a ten‑year prison sentence for a drug offence, was denied legal aid to defend a Criminal Assets Bureau claim that a commercial property in Hollyford, Co. Tipperary, where about €1 million of cannabis was found, was purchased with proceeds of crime. Pacek, who lives in Deerpark, New Ross, Co. Wexford, had earlier been convicted in 2017 for possession of a controlled drug worth €13 000 or more, with six years of his sentence suspended. The CAB argued that the Hollyford house was bought with illicit funds, citing unexplained four‑figure deposits into Pacek's bank accounts before the purchase. Pacek claimed the property was bought with savings from selling his Polish transport business in 2006. Ms Justice Carmel Stewart dismissed his legal aid application, noting translation difficulties and a lack of supporting documentation, and adjourned the case to November.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Legal aid denied for man jailed over cannabis grow-house. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2016 Incident
- 2018-10-25 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: Tipperary, sentenced to ten years imprisonment at Clonmel Circuit Court in 2017, with the final six years suspended. They were jailed for being in possession of a controlled drug with a value of €13,000 or more for unlawful sale or supply.; The Judge adjourned the case to a date in November,
Places mentioned
- Clonmel
- Clonmel Circuit Court
- Circuit Criminal Court
- Portlaoise
- Portlaoise Prison
- The house
Topics
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