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Boy (16) caught holding €35k in cannabis in school bags
Summary
A 16‑year‑old boy was caught holding €35,000 worth of cannabis in schoolbags that were stashed in two cars. Gardaí executed a search warrant at his Dublin home on 20 May, finding the bags in the cars. The boy, who was present with his grandmother, admitted he had been holding the drugs for someone and said he had been "forced" into the role. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of allowing two vehicles under his control to be used for the sale and supply of drugs. Judge Martin Nolan accepted that the boy was young and placed him on a two‑year probation bond, requiring full cooperation with the Probation Service and warning that any further offence could lead to sentencing. The boy has no prior convictions and is now 17 years old.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Boy (16) caught holding €35k in cannabis in school bags. Charges or matters: one count of allowing two vehicles under his control to be used for the sale and supply of drugs at his Dublin home on May 20 last year. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 20 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-06-17 Publication
Why: The now 17-year-old, who cannot be named because he is a minor, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of allowing two vehicles under his control to be used for the sale and supply of drugs at his Dublin home on May 20 last year. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of allowing two vehicles under his control to be used for the sale and supply of drugs at his Dublin home on May 20 last year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: If you don't co-operate or commit crime you could come back before the court to be sentenced," Judge Nolan advised the boy.
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