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"Low level" drug dealer avoids jail
Summary
Pawel Buc, 24, was caught with €19,000 worth of cannabis and handed a four‑year suspended sentence. Gardaí found just under a kilogram of cannabis in his apartment, along with weighing scales, mobile phones, a tick list and €645 in cash. Buc had previously pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis for sale or supply in 2017 and had one speeding conviction. He claimed financial hardship and that he was merely transporting the drugs for €200. The court, after considering his cooperation and lack of prior serious offences, deemed his culpability low and imposed a suspended four‑year term, with no custodial time to be served. The sentence was fully suspended, meaning no immediate imprisonment was required. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Low level" drug dealer avoids jail. Charges or matters: having cannabis for sale or supply at Dorset Street Upper on January 25, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 25, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-07-03 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having cannabis for sale or supply at Dorset Street Upper on January 25, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He accepted that Buc had a work history and he believed he was "well capable of reforming" before he sentenced him to four years which he suspended in full.
Places mentioned
- Rocky Valley Drive
- Kilmacanogue
- Wicklow
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dorset Street
Topics
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