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'Cog' in €500k cannabis operation is jailed
Summary
Glen Stankard, 26, was jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis for sale or supply. He drove a van that contained 25 packages of cannabis weighing 24.8 kg, valued at €496,384, and €6,000 in cash. Garda Detective Peter Ronan testified that Stankard moved the drugs from one van to another during a surveillance operation, wearing the insignia of a courier company he had previously worked for. Stankard admitted he had been asked to move the drugs to reduce a debt and was aware that something illegal was being moved, but did not know the contents. The judge imposed a headline sentence of ten years, reduced to six years with the final three and a half years suspended, and directed Stankard to follow Probation Services for two years after release. The court noted his low‑level role, his rehabilitation efforts, and the high value of the drugs as aggravating factors.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Cog' in €500k cannabis operation is jailed. Charges or matters: possession of cannabis for sale or supply at Larchill, Santry on March 25, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 25, 2021 Incident
- 2022-07-06 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of cannabis for sale or supply at Larchill, Santry on March 25, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd imposed a sentence of six years, with the final three and a half years suspended on the condition that Stankard enter a bond to be of good behaviour for this period. Counsel asked the court to consider a wholly suspended sentence in light of the exceptional circumstances of Stankard's background.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Balrothery
- Balrothery Estate
- Tallaght
- Dublin
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