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Crack cocaine debt saw 'high-risk' drug dealer import cannabis

Summary

Noel Gleeson, 37, of Ballymount Road Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to possession for sale or supply of drugs. He was found with a sports bag of cannabis worth just over €13,000 in a car parked outside his home, following a search warrant issued on 3 August 2020. Gleeson claimed he had travelled to the UK to collect drugs after being threatened over a €10,000 crack cocaine debt. He has three prior convictions for drug dealing, the most recent in 2017, and was deemed a high‑risk reoffender by the Probation Service. The court noted his participation in a community employment program with an addiction response clinic after his 2019 release, but that he had reoffended. The suspended portion of the sentence is subject to conditions including cooperation with a drug rehabilitation service.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Crack cocaine debt saw 'high-risk' drug dealer import cannabis. Charges or matters: possession for sale or supply of drugs at Ballymount Rd Lwr on August 4, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• August 3, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• August 4, 2020 Incident
• May 12, 2017 Incident
• 2022-04-08 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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