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Three years for pair who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 6 April 2014, William O'Shea, aged 30, and Mark Hayden, aged 43, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for sale or supply. O'Shea had transported almost a kilogram of cocaine from Dublin to Cork, while Hayden had held the drugs for two days. Gardaí had monitored the Skylon Hotel in Dublin after a tip, observed O'Shea leaving the hotel and entering a car driven by Hayden, and seized a bag containing €68,740 worth of cocaine from O'Shea. Hayden later admitted he had been approached for a €1,000 delivery, knowing it was illegal, and had collected the drugs two days earlier. O'Shea claimed he was offered a "box of coke" and promised a "sorted" role. Both men had good work histories and cooperated with investigators.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Three years for pair who pleaded guilty to cocaine possession. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine for sale or supply on April 6, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 6, 2014 Incident
• 2015-04-27 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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