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Suspended sentence for street dealer who sold ecstasy to undercover garda

Date
2015-02-17

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Adam Nevin, 27, of Clondalkin, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three charges of having MDMA for sale or supply at Sin Nightclub, Clondalkin Community Centre and Clondalkin Shopping Centre in September 2012. He had 23 prior convictions, including two for drug dealing in the District Court. Nevin sold ecstasy to an undercover Garda on three occasions, first offering four tablets for €20, then ten tablets for €60, and finally 100 tablets for €300. The Garda operation involved officers in unmarked cars and a mountain bike. Nevin was arrested after discarding a bag of tablets, which were recovered and analysed as MDMA. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Nevin to a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence, revoking his bail and remanding him in custody for two weeks before sentencing. The judge noted Nevin's attitude to work and his previous chance from the District Court. Nevin has since moved to Norway for work.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for street dealer who sold ecstasy to undercover garda. Charges or matters: three charges of having MDMA for sale or supply at Sin Nightclub, Clondalkin Community Centre and Clondalkin Shopping Centre on various dates in September 2012. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

September 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
September 13 Other
2015-02-17 Publication

Case subjects

Adam Nevin

Defendant

Charges: three charges of having MDMA for sale or supply at Sin Nightclub, Clondalkin Community Centre and Clondalkin Shopping Centre on various dates in September 2012 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Nolan had revoked Nevin's bail and remanded him in custody for two weeks prior to sentencing him.