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"Gilly" gets five years for storing drugs in homeless accomodation
Summary
Peter Kane, 49, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment after a Gardaí search of his Dublin bedsit revealed over €200,000 worth of drugs. The drugs, including cocaine, cannabis resin and heroin, were found under his bed with weighing scales. Kane had previously been clean from heroin and on methadone, and had not had any Gardaí trouble for seven years. He claimed he was offered free cocaine in a local pub and was then pressured to store drugs for others, owing money for them. He pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, cannabis resin and heroin at his Decies Road home on 13 May 2019. The court noted his 16 prior convictions, including robbery, forgery, road traffic and begging, and his explanation that he was holding the drugs for others. Judge Martin Nolan acknowledged his difficult life and children in England before imposing the five‑year term. The Gardaí had obtained confidential information that led to the search.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Gilly" gets five years for storing drugs in homeless accomodation. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine, cannabis resin and heroin at his then home on Decies Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin on May 13, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 13, 2019 Incident
- 2019-12-16 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of cocaine, cannabis resin and heroin at his then home on Decies Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin on May 13, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He jailed him for five years after acknowledging that he had had a hard life and he has children living in England.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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