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Cannabis stashed in washing machine

Date
2020-12-16

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Cameron Malcomson, 21, received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possession of drugs for supply. Gardaí found €17,332 worth of cannabis hidden in a washing machine at his Tallaght flat. Malcomson claimed he was holding the drugs for someone else but did not disclose the person, citing fear for his life. He had no prior convictions at the time of the charge, but had since accumulated three convictions for possession of drugs and knives. The court considered his traumatic childhood, including his mother's alcohol addiction and his father's suicide when he was 11. Judge Pauline Codd, noting his young age and early guilty plea, imposed a suspended sentence of four and a half years under strict conditions. The sentence includes a three‑year term for the drug offence and an 18‑month term for an attempted car‑jacking on 27 October 2019, for which he had been out on bail.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cannabis stashed in washing machine. Charges or matters: possession of drugs for supply on March 28, 2019 at a flat in Tallaght; attempted unlawful seizure by force of a vehicle belonging to Paula Lee at Rutland Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin on October 27, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

March 28, 2019 Incident
September 26th 2019 Incident
October 27, 2019 Incident
2020-12-16 Publication

Why: The court heard that Malcolmson would not disclose whom he was holding the drugs for because he was in fear for his life. Court evidence reported by CNI

Case subjects

Cameron Malcomson

Defendant

Charges: possession of drugs for supply on March 28, 2019 at a flat in Tallaght; attempted unlawful seizure by force of a vehicle belonging to Paula Lee at Rutland Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin on October 27, 2019 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: She told Malcomson "I'm not giving you a 'get out of jail card'" but suspended a sentence of four and a half years under strict conditions which he must comply with.