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Cocaine found in toilet bowl during drugs raid
Summary
During a raid on the Dublin home of Wendy Dempsey, 32, Gardaí seized €11,000 worth of cocaine in a downstairs toilet bowl and just over €3,000 worth of heroin in plain sight, along with weighing scales. Dempsey and her partner Patrick Kearns were present; Kearns was arrested and admitted the drugs were his, claiming Dempsey had no involvement. Dempsey was later charged with permitting her residence to be used for storing illegal substances. Judge Martin Nolan, noting her lack of prior record and parental responsibilities, sentenced her to 18 months in prison but suspended the entire term on the condition of good behaviour for the same period. He warned her that a second chance would not be granted. The case remains at the sentencing stage, with no further proceedings reported.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cocaine found in toilet bowl during drugs raid. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 2022-06-02 Publication
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