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Aspiring DJ who concealed heroin between buttocks given "one last chance"

Summary

Mark Sorahan, 44, of Ferrycarrig Drive, Coolock, Dublin, pleaded guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of heroin for sale or supply and obstruction of a Garda in the course of a search on Priorswood Road on 16 March 2018. He was found with two packages of heroin, one concealed within his buttocks, with a total estimated street value of €1,497. Sorahan admitted responsibility and cooperated with Gardaí, explaining that he had bought the drugs to fund repairs for his girlfriend's car. He also claimed a desire for a normal life and an interest in music. Judge Karen O'Connor imposed a suspended jail term of two and a half years for the possession charge and a separate suspended sentence of five months for the obstruction charge, stating that he had engaged in unacceptable behaviour and that he would either mend his ways or spend considerable time in prison.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Aspiring DJ who concealed heroin between buttocks given "one last chance". Charges or matters: possession of heroin for sale or supply and obstruction of a garda in the course of a search at Priorswood Road, Priorswood on March 16, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 16, 2018 Incident
• 2019-08-01 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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