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Routine garda checkpoint led to €10k drugs bust
Summary
Ciaran Neally, a 24-year-old man from Cork, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing 512 grammes of cannabis worth €10,300 for sale or supply. The offence occurred on December 18, 2014, at Station Road, Clondalkin, Dublin. Detective Sergeant Kerrie O'Connor testified that Neally was stopped at a routine garda checkpoint, where officers detected a strong smell of cannabis and found the drugs in a shopping bag. Neally's speech was slurred, and his eyes were glassy. He admitted to collecting the drugs for friends who had driven him to Dublin. Judge Melanie Greally noted that Neally was the only occupant of the vehicle to accept full responsibility for the drugs. The court considered his early guilty plea, good employment history, and lack of re-offending in the four years since the incident. The judge also acknowledged that Neally's DNA was not found on the drugs or their wrapping. Taking into account that the crime was at the lower end of the mid-range for such offences, Judge Greally suspended the sentence for two years. Neally has minor previous convictions for road traffic matters.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Routine garda checkpoint led to €10k drugs bust. Charges or matters: possessing 512 grammes of cannabis worth €10,300 for sale or supply at Station Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, on December 18, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 18, 2014 Incident
- 2018-11-21 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing 512 grammes of cannabis worth €10,300 for sale or supply at Station Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, on December 18, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She suspended the sentence for two years.
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Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence
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