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"Vulnerable, easily led" woman gets suspended sentence over €1.3m drugs raid
Summary
Susan McNeill, 33, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing drugs for sale or supply after a raid uncovered over €1.3 million worth of cannabis and cocaine in her flat. The drugs were estimated at €1,352,798, with almost 60,000 g of cannabis and 2,100 g of cocaine seized. McNeill admitted she had been pressured by a neighbour, who had a key to her flat, to store the drugs and that she had been under peer pressure. She cooperated with Gardaí, revealing cash and an encrypted phone. Judge Pauline Codd found McNeill vulnerable due to past physical and emotional violence in a relationship and her role as sole carer for a son with vulnerabilities. She was given a suspended nine‑year prison sentence, conditional on keeping the peace and following Probation Services for five years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Vulnerable, easily led" woman gets suspended sentence over €1.3m drugs raid. Charges or matters: possessing drugs for sale or supply on March 16 last year at the flat complex she lived in at the time. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 16 Incident
- 2019-06-04 Publication
Why: The court heard that a community garda who had known McNeill for 14 years because of her previous abusive relationship thought that this offence was "totally out of character" for her. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing drugs for sale or supply on March 16 last year at the flat complex she lived in at the time (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She suspended a nine-year sentence, on condition that McNeill keep the peace and follow the directions of the Probation Services for five years.
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Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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