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Crack cooks rumbled during raid are jailed

Summary

During a raid on 16 October 2020, Gardaí seized 102 g of cocaine, 2 g of heroin and evidence of cannabis cultivation from the Dublin flat of Aivar Kuura (40) and the kitchen of Michal Pozniakow (43). Kuura, who had 17 prior convictions including a 2010 drug‑dealing offence, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three and a half years' imprisonment. Pozniakow, with three earlier drug convictions, pleaded guilty to cultivation of cannabis and possession of cocaine. He was jailed for 21 months. The court noted that Pozniakow had overseen the cooking of crack cocaine and that the flat also contained a sophisticated cannabis growing operation. Both men were arrested and the seized drugs were valued at €7,504 for cocaine and €46,400 for heroin. The case was prosecuted by Caroline Cummings BL.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Crack cooks rumbled during raid are jailed. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine and heroin at his home on October 16, 2020; cultivation of cannabis at his home and possession of cocaine at Kuura's flat on October 16, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• October 16, 2020 Incident
• 2023-01-18 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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