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Carpenter forced to hold €100k in drugs cash to pay off debt

Summary

Eamon Cahill, a 25‑year‑old carpenter from St Samsons Court, Balgriffin, Dublin, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to possession of proceeds of criminal activity after Gardaí discovered €100,000 in cash, an encrypted iPhone and a diary in a suitcase in his master bedroom on 6 November 2020. Cahill claimed he was given the items by someone he met at the back of the airport and that he knew the money was from crime but did not know its source or use. He admitted he had been using drugs during the pandemic lockdown and had accrued a €10,000 drug debt, which he was holding the cash to pay off. Garda Detective Linda Haren noted Cahill's full cooperation and that he had no prior convictions. Judge Pauline Codd, considering his early guilty plea, lack of convictions and cooperation, imposed a four‑year suspended sentence, requiring Cahill to remain under probation supervision for four years and maintain good behaviour.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Carpenter forced to hold €100k in drugs cash to pay off debt. Charges or matters: possession of proceeds of criminal activity in December 2021. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 2021 Incident
• 6 November 2020 Incident
• 2022-03-11 Publication

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence

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