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Brother of "Mr Nobody" a "model prisoner", judge notes
Summary
Michael Brady, aged 54, was sentenced by the Special Criminal Court to eight years and six months' imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended, for possession of €1.25 million worth of heroin found in the base of a bed at an apartment in Sallins Bridge, Naas, on 24 January 2017. The judge noted that Brady was trusted by a criminal gang to look after the heroin, but was not involved in buying, selling or planning criminal activity. Brady was found not guilty of possessing cocaine, cannabis, an assault rifle and ammunition, and the charge of possessing three ammunition magazines was withdrawn. Brady denied all charges and claimed he only looked after dogs belonging to his brother, Declan Brady, who was jailed for 10 ½ years for supervising a firearms arsenal. The sentence was back‑dated to 12 April 2017, the date of Brady's initial custody. Michael Brady was found guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Brother of "Mr Nobody" a "model prisoner", judge notes. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- January 24, 2017 Incident
- April 12, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 15 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 24 Incident
- 2019-07-29 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: Brady's lawyers argued at a sentence hearing earlier this month that he was not significantly involved in the criminal organisation and that his role in looking after the drugs was at the "lowest end". Declan Brady (53) was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on July 15 for minding the firearms and ammunition at Unit 52, Block 503, Grants Drive, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co Dublin.
Convicted Person
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Brady's lawyers argued at a sentence hearing earlier this month that he was not significantly involved in the criminal organisation and that his role in looking after the drugs was at the "lowest end". Declan Brady (53) was jailed for 10-and-a-half years on July 15 for minding the firearms and ammunition at Unit 52, Block 503, Grants Drive, Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, Co Dublin.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Co Dublin. The Special Criminal Court
- Grants Drive
- Greenogue Business Park
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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