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Youth got involved in €500k cocaine deal to raise funds for business
Summary
Evan Dunne, 20, of Ballyfermot, Dublin, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine for sale or supply. The offence occurred on February 15, 2018, at a car park in Dowdstown, Maynooth, Co Kildare. Gardaí seized seven packages of cocaine from a van Dunne had purchased the previous day, with an estimated street value of just over €492,400. Judge Pauline Codd identified the high value of the drugs and the planning involved in purchasing the vehicle as serious aggravating factors. However, she noted mitigating circumstances, including Dunne's guilty plea, his insight into the crime, his low risk of re-offending, and his employment history. The court heard that Dunne claimed he committed the offence to raise funds for a garage business and had developed a cocaine addiction from age 17. Judge Codd imposed a seven-year sentence, with the final four years suspended for that period. She ordered four years of Probation Service supervision, requiring Dunne to follow all directions, including victim empathy work and therapeutic supports. The sentence was backdated to November last year, when Dunne first went into custody, resulting in an effective custody period of three years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Youth got involved in €500k cocaine deal to raise funds for business. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine for sale or supply at a car park at Dowdstown, Maynooth, Co Kildare on February 15, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 15, 2018 Incident
- 2019-04-08 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of cocaine for sale or supply at a car park at Dowdstown, Maynooth, Co Kildare on February 15, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed a seven-year sentence with the final four suspended for that period. Judge Codd backdated the sentence to November last year, when Dunne first went into custody.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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