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100k cannabis mover to undergo brain surgery

Date
2022-01-26

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Trevor Keyes, 48, was sentenced for transporting almost €100,000 of cannabis, but the sentencing was adjourned to allow him to undergo brain surgery. Keyes had borrowed money from a group and tried to repay it, only to be told the group wanted him to do a job instead. He had previously helped apprehend a man who stabbed a 60‑year‑old woman in 2010, an act for which he was commended by the Circuit Court judge. Keyes suffered a brain aneurysm that has left him unable to work, and he is scheduled for surgery in February. The court heard that the drugs were hidden in the boot of a red Toyota Avensis taxi on Harold's Cross Road, where 10 vacuum‑packed bags of cannabis worth €99,200 were found. The judge ordered a report from the Probation Service and remanded Keyes on continuing bail until 27 July. Trevor Keyes pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 100k cannabis mover to undergo brain surgery. Charges or matters: possession of cannabis for sale or supply at Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6, on March 23, 2017. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

March 23, 2017 Incident
March 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
July 27 Adjournment
2022-01-26 Publication

Case subjects

Trevor Keyes

Defendant

Charges: possession of cannabis for sale or supply at Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6, on March 23, 2017 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Photo: Collins) The sentencing of a man caught transporting almost €100,000 of cannabis has been adjourned to allow him to undergo brain surgery.