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Jail for man caught with cannabis jellies after valuation clash
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 17 January 2023, Kevin Shipley, a 37‑year‑old UK national residing in Spain, was sentenced to 33 months' imprisonment for possession of cannabis for sale or supply and handling €14,000 in cash, the proceeds of criminal conduct. The case centred on the seizure of approximately 3,000 cannabis jellies from a car and premises on Bluebell Road, Dublin, on 8 August 2021. Gardaí estimated the street value of the jellies at €10 each, totalling €33,000, while defence counsel presented an independent valuation of about €1 each. Judge Martin Nolan ruled that the true value was likely between the two figures and decided the court need not determine it for sentencing. Shipley's sentence was back‑dated to the time of his arrest, and the €14,000 in cash was confiscated. The court noted Shipley had been in custody for about 18 months prior to sentencing. Kevin Shipley pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man caught with cannabis jellies after valuation clash. Charges or matters: counts including possession of cannabis for sale or supply and handling €14,000 in cash which was the proceeds of criminal conduct at an address in Dublin on August 8, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 2021 Incident
- August 8, 2021 Incident
- 2023-01-17 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: counts including possession of cannabis for sale or supply and handling €14,000 in cash which was the proceeds of criminal conduct at an address in Dublin on August 8, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down a sentence of 33 months which he backdated to when Shipley first went into custody.
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