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Mum-of-three moved heroin after coming under man's influence, court hears
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Suzanne Shannon, aged 37, pleaded guilty to possessing €69,608 worth of heroin at her Avondale House home on North Cumberland Street. She admitted warehousing the drug for Darren Nolan, 50, who was also found guilty of possession for sale or supply at his Lower Oriel Street address. Garda surveillance and an armed support unit raid on 23 June 2017 uncovered cash, heroin wrapped in socks, and other evidence at both locations. Shannon, with 46 prior convictions mainly for theft, claimed her involvement was at Nolan's behest and that she had been given small amounts of heroin for personal use. She has a daughter and two sons, one of whom wrote a letter to the court. The judge adjourned her sentencing to 25 July, with a request for remand to assess her drug use and a probation report.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mum-of-three moved heroin after coming under man's influence, court hears. Charges or matters: one count of being in possession of heroin, to the value of €69,608, at her home in Avondale House on North Cumberland Street, Dublin 1, on June 23, 2017; possession of heroin for sale or supply at his address on June 23, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 23, 2017 Incident
- July 25 Adjournment
- 2022-05-03 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: possession of heroin for sale or supply at his address on June 23, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr O'Higgins asked that she be remanded in custody for tests to indicate she was no longer using and for a further probation report.
Convicted Person
Charges: one count of being in possession of heroin, to the value of €69,608, at her home in Avondale House on North Cumberland Street, Dublin 1, on June 23, 2017; possession of heroin for sale or supply at his address on June 23, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr O'Higgins asked that she be remanded in custody for tests to indicate she was no longer using and for a further probation report.
Places mentioned
- Avondale House
- North Cumberland Street
- Oriel Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Lower Oriel Street
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