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Dad carried out €18k drug drop while out walking with infant son
Summary
Glen Guildea, 28, of Balbriggan, was jailed for two and a half years after a court hearing in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He pleaded guilty to possessing more than €87,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine for sale or supply. The offence was discovered when Gardaí observed him handing a plastic bag of 910 g of cannabis, valued at €18,218, to a driver of a white Volkswagen Polo while he was walking with his partner and five‑month‑old son. The bag was taken to the car boot, and a bin lorry helped the police catch him. A warrant search of his home found additional cannabis, ketamine and cocaine, weighing scales and two mobile phones. Guildea claimed he had a drug debt and was coerced into moving drugs, stating he had been threatened and that he had previously done this twice. He had two earlier convictions for criminal damage dating back to 2009.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dad carried out €18k drug drop while out walking with infant son. Charges or matters: possessing in total over €87,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine for sale or supply on October 19, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 19, 2018 Incident
- 2022-07-07 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing in total over €87,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine for sale or supply on October 19, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan accepted that Guildea probably didn't know the quantity of drugs involved and that he had been coerced into holding them and transporting them for third parties. He sentenced Guildea to two and a half years in prison.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Westbrook Estate
- Balbriggan
- Guildea's house
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