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21-year-old gets suspended sentence over €300k ketamine bust
Summary
Dylan O'Neill, 21, pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply after accepting a delivery of €300,000 worth of ketamine to reduce a drug debt. Judge Melanie Greally, citing his youth, early guilty plea, lack of prior convictions and other mitigating factors, decided not to impose the mandatory ten‑year minimum. She imposed a five‑year sentence suspended for five years, conditioned on O'Neill entering a bond to keep the peace and undergoing twelve months of supervision by the Probation Services. The judge warned him that no leniency would be granted for future transgressions. Garda Kerry Harmon testified that customs officers intercepted a 6 kg white‑powder package addressed to 'Dillon O'Neill' on 24 March 2021, and that a controlled delivery was carried out on 26 March 2021. O'Neill accepted the package, claiming he did not know it contained drugs, and later said he accepted it for €1,000 to reduce a drug debt.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 21-year-old gets suspended sentence over €300k ketamine bust. Charges or matters: a charge of possession of drugs for sale or supply at Lough Derg Road, Raheny, Dublin 5, on March 26, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 26, 2021 Incident
- March 24, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-06-24 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: a charge of possession of drugs for sale or supply at Lough Derg Road, Raheny, Dublin 5, on March 26, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Greally imposed a five-year sentence suspended for five years on the condition that the defendant enters a bond to keep the peace and also undergo 12 months of supervision by the Probation Services. During the sentence hearing on Thursday, Judge Greally asked Gda Harmon if she believed O'Neill had learnt his lesson.
Places mentioned
- Tonglegee Road
- Dublin
- Lough Derg Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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