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DPP withdraws charge against man caught with €17k worth of ecstasy

Summary

In March 2015 the Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew a charge against Darren Snee, 25, who had been caught with over €17,000 worth of ecstasy. The withdrawal followed a Court of Appeal decision that had ruled drugs such as ecstasy were legal because they had been unconstitutionally banned. The drugs were made illegal again after emergency legislation. Snee still faces sentencing for possession for sale or supply of cannabis worth €819 and cocaine worth €399, both unaffected by the ruling. He pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, cannabis and MDMA for sale or supply at his home on 18 November 2013. Judge Martin Nolan remanded him in custody pending sentence, and the prosecution asked the judge to vacate the guilty plea to the ecstasy charge, which was granted. Snee will be sentenced on 27 March.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: DPP withdraws charge against man caught with €17k worth of ecstasy. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine, cannabis and MDMA, otherwise known as ecstasy, for sale or supply at his home on November 18, 2013. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• November 18, 2013 Adjournment
• March 27 Other
• Christmas Incident
• 2015-03-12 Publication

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Drugs Stage Appeal

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