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Dealer jailed after hotel room bust
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Gavin Deering, 24, was jailed for one year after a hotel room bust at the Maldron Hotel in Tallaght. Gardaí had been surveilling Deering, who was seen entering and leaving the hotel while dealing drugs. He pleaded guilty to possessing €15,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply and to having a controlled drug, cocaine, in his possession on 4 July 2021. Deering had 28 prior convictions, all traffic offences. Judge Martin Nolan noted that a clean record might have allowed a suspended sentence, but given Deering's history, he imposed a three‑year sentence, suspending the final two years on conditions of good behaviour for two years after release. The court seized a large wrapped package of cannabis, weighing €15,568, and a small amount of cocaine, valued at €106.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dealer jailed after hotel room bust. Charges or matters: having cannabis for sale or supply and also having a controlled drug in the form of cocaine in his possession at the Maldron Hotel Tallaght, on July 4, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 4, 2021 Incident
- 2023-01-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having cannabis for sale or supply and also having a controlled drug in the form of cocaine in his possession at the Maldron Hotel Tallaght, on July 4, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan told Deering that if he had come to court with a clean record, he may have been able to accede to a defence request for a suspended sentence but he noted Deering had got chances previously. He imposed a three-year sentence and suspended the final two years on conditions including that he be of good behaviour for two years following his release.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Cloonmore Park
- Tallaght
- and brought to Tallaght Garda Station
- Tallaght
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