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"Highly qualified" carpenter spared jail over heroin find
Summary
A 32-year-old carpenter from Longford has avoided a custodial sentence following his admission to permitting the supply of heroin within his vehicle. Robert Nevin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to an offence relating to a controlled substance found in a van he was driving on August 15, 2012. Gardaí stopped the white Ford Transit after observing a red light breach and discovered approximately 120 grammes of heroin, valued at over €18,000, concealed within the vehicle. Nevin had travelled from Mullingar to Dublin with another man to collect the drugs. Judge Martin Nolan suspended a three-and-a-half-year sentence. The defence outlined that Nevin, who had previously operated a carpentry business serving Donegal and Sligo, developed a heroin addiction following personal difficulties and his mother's death in 2007. His co-accused received a similar sentence with a portion suspended.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "Highly qualified" carpenter spared jail over heroin find. Charges or matters: knowingly permitting on August 15, 2012 the sale, supply or distribution of a controlled substance to take place within a vehicle under his control and management. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 15, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-01-29 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: knowingly permitting on August 15, 2012 the sale, supply or distribution of a controlled substance to take place within a vehicle under his control and management (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan suspended a three and a half year sentence. Judge Mary Ellen Ring previously sentenced his co-accused, who has a number of previous convictions for drug dealing, to three and a half years with two suspended.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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