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Car parts delivery turned out to be firearms, court hears
Summary
Two women, Caitriona Miller (41) and Abbie Mangan (29), were sentenced in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a scheme involving the delivery of what they believed were car parts turned out to be imitation firearms. The firearms were part of a controlled delivery operation by Gardaí following the interception of real firearms in the United States. Miller, who had previously been convicted of speeding, pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm and to allowing a person to possess cocaine and cannabis at her address on 12 October 2018. Mangan, with no prior convictions, pleaded guilty to knowingly permitting possession of cocaine and cannabis at her address on the same date. Both were given fully suspended sentences of two‑and‑a‑half years for Miller and three‑and‑a‑half years for Mangan, each suspended in its entirety on strict conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Car parts delivery turned out to be firearms, court hears. Charges or matters: possession of an imitation firearm at The Rectory, Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, on October 12, 2018; knowingly permitting a person to be in possession of cocaine and cannabis at a premises at her address on October 12, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 12, 2018 Incident
- October 2018 Incident
- 2021-11-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of an imitation firearm at The Rectory, Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, on October 12, 2018; knowingly permitting a person to be in possession of cocaine and cannabis at a premises at her address on October 12, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Codd sentenced to Mangan to three-and-a-half years imprisonment but suspended the sentence in its entirety on strict conditions.
Defendant
Charges: possession of an imitation firearm at The Rectory, Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, on October 12, 2018; knowingly permitting a person to be in possession of cocaine and cannabis at a premises at her address on October 12, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Codd sentenced Miller to two-and-a-half years imprisonment but suspended the sentence in its entirety on strict conditions.
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