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Daughter of drug-dealing mum avoids jail for moving mixing agents
Summary
Hazel Byrne, 31, pleaded guilty to possession of articles in connection with drug trafficking after moving a large suitcase of paracetamol and caffeine powder from her mother's Dublin home on 29 May 2018. The powder was used as a bulking agent to cut heroin and cocaine. Byrne's mother, Catherine Byrne, 56, had earlier received a five‑year suspended sentence for holding over €190,000 worth of heroin, cocaine and mixing agents at her home. The court heard that gardaí had stopped a car driven by Catherine Byrne and found a large box with a shotgun, but the judge accepted that the box likely contained drugs. Judge Melanie Greally suspended a two‑year prison term for Hazel Byrne, requiring her to engage with Probation Services for another year, including drug screening and therapeutic work. The sentence was fully suspended, with no custodial time imposed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Daughter of drug-dealing mum avoids jail for moving mixing agents. Charges or matters: possession of articles in connection with drug trafficking at Manor Road, Palmerstown on May 29, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 29, 2018 Incident
- 2022-02-10 Publication
Why: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Byrne' mother had become involved in drug dealing in order to pay off her daughter's drug debt. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of articles in connection with drug trafficking at Manor Road, Palmerstown on May 29, 2018 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Catherine Byrne (56) of Cloverhill Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, received a five-year suspended sentence for holding over €190,000 worth of heroin, cocaine and mixing agents at her home on May 29, 2018. Catherine Byrne's sentence hearing in July 2019 heard that her daughter was involved with "serious individuals" and she got involved to protect her daughter.
Defendant
Charges: possession of articles in connection with drug trafficking at Manor Road, Palmerstown on May 29, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Catherine Byrne's sentence hearing in July 2019 heard that her daughter was involved with "serious individuals" and she got involved to protect her daughter.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Cloverhill Road
- Dublin
- Manor Road
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