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Cocaine mule cyclist avoids jail
Summary
Alan Brody, 52, of Clondalkin, was arrested in June 2020 after Garda Brendan Murphy spotted him cycling with a bag of cocaine. The police found 249 g of cocaine in his jacket, worth €17,430, and later discovered an additional €1,907 of cocaine in his home, along with scales and a press. Brody pleaded guilty to possession and claimed he was paid to deliver the drugs, citing a debt of about €20,000. He has four prior convictions, the latest in 1995 for robbery. The court noted his addiction, a 2013 assault that left him with facial scars and anxiety, and his clean record for the last six months. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years' imprisonment, suspended in full, on the condition of good behaviour for three years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cocaine mule cyclist avoids jail. Charges or matters: possessing 249 grams of cocaine while cycling towards the Nangor Road in Kilmacud on June 5, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 5, 2020 Incident
- 2022-11-03 Publication
Why: Alan Brody (52) of Kilmahuddrick Walk, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, lived a "very quiet life" but accrued a drug debt because of his cocaine addiction, the court heard. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possessing 249 grams of cocaine while cycling towards the Nangor Road in Kilmacud on June 5, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Conor Devally SC, defending, said Brody became gripped in alcoholism after he was expelled from school at age 15, but that when he got a significant sentence for robbery he was "snapped into common sense" and overcame his drink problem. He sentenced Brody to three years in prison but suspended it in full on the basis that he be of good behaviour for three years.
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Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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