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Cannabis stashed in hidden compartment
Summary
Malik Boubir, 46, a father of seven from Liverpool, was sentenced to six years' imprisonment with the final three years suspended on strict conditions. He pleaded guilty to importing €79,648 worth of cannabis into Ireland via a van that had a hidden compartment behind the driver's seat. The van was seized at Dublin Port on 20 October 2020 after customs officers, who had confidential information about the vehicle, stopped and searched it. Boubir had 51 prior convictions in England, including drug possession with intent to supply. He claimed he was paid €2,600 to transport the drugs, that the van did not belong to him, and that he was following instructions from people in Ireland. Gardaí found two mobile phones in his possession showing he had been receiving communications from "certain individuals" in Ireland.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cannabis stashed in hidden compartment. Charges or matters: importation of cannabis at Dublin Port on October 20, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 20, 2020 Incident
- 2021-07-19 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: importation of cannabis at Dublin Port on October 20, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She noted Boubir will be serving the sentence away from his family but that nonetheless this was due to a choice he made to bring the drugs into the State. Judge Codd sentenced Boubir to six years imprisonment but suspended the final three years of the sentence on strict conditions including that he leave the country immediately upon his release from custody and not to return for 10 years.
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