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Suspicious farmer rumbled grow house in derelict sheds

Summary

Devin Walker, 35, was given a suspended three‑year sentence after pleading guilty to cultivating cannabis at a derelict farmyard in Johnstown Kennedy, Rathcoole. He was discovered when the landowner noticed a rise in electricity usage and flash lights, prompting Garda Donal Donoghue to obtain a search warrant. At the site, Walker was seen leaving a shed with a bucket of water and was later found inside with three grow tents holding 140 cannabis plants and saplings. Garda estimates suggested a potential street value of €112,000 if all plants were mature females. Walker, originally from the Caribbean and recently arrived from Birmingham, had no prior convictions and was considered a low‑level operative. Judge Martin Nolan accepted his guilty plea, noted he had not profited, and imposed a suspended sentence. The court highlighted that Walker's involvement was limited to irrigation and feeding the plants. The sentence was suspended in full.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspicious farmer rumbled grow house in derelict sheds. Charges or matters: cultivation of cannabis at Old Farm Yard, Johnstown Kennedy, Rathcoole, Co Dublin on November 26, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 26, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2020-10-19 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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