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UK man gets eight years over €6m cannabis bust

Date
2022-05-03
Stage
Appeal
Primary locality
Swords
County
Dublin

Summary

A 51-year-old UK man, Mark Nesbitt of Whitefield House, Cecil Crescent, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, has been sentenced to eight years in prison following an appeal at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Nesbitt was found guilty by a unanimous jury verdict in January of possessing cannabis for sale or supply at Stockhole Lane, Cloghran, Swords, Co Dublin on October 23, 2020. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge. Judge Martin Nolan noted that if Nesbitt had pleaded guilty, he would have received a sentence of five or six years. The court heard that Nesbitt was 'inveigled' by his co-accused, Anthony Kinghorn, who was described as being at a higher level in the drugs operation. Co-accused Kinghorn (49) of Har Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to the same offence and was sentenced last July to ten years in prison with the final two years suspended. Nesbitt wrote a letter to the judge appealing for leniency and expressing that he felt 'utterly let down' by his friend. The matter was adjourned for the appeal stage.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: UK man gets eight years over €6m cannabis bust. Charges or matters: the same offence and was sentenced last July to ten years in prison with the final two years suspended; possessing cannabis for sale or supply at Stockhole Lane, Cloghran, Swords, Co Dublin on October 23, 2020. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

Case subjects

Co-accused Kinghorn

Appellant

Charges: the same offence and was sentenced last July to ten years in prison with the final two years suspended (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Mark Nesbitt

Convicted Person

Charges: possessing cannabis for sale or supply at Stockhole Lane, Cloghran, Swords, Co Dublin on October 23, 2020; the same offence and was sentenced last July to ten years in prison with the final two years suspended (Proven)

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty

Places mentioned

Facility
  • Whitefield House
  • Cloverhill Prison
  • UK prison
Residence
  • Cecil Crescent
  • Har Lane
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Address Area
  • Stockhole Lane
Secondary Mention
Journey Or Route
Incident

Topics

Drugs Stage Appeal

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