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Dublin man admits dealing drugs, having ammo for crime gang
Summary
Anthony Glynn, 51, of Fitzgibbon Court, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to two charges. He admitted that between 25 January 2017 and 12 April 2017 he possessed controlled drugs—cocaine and cannabis—for the purpose of selling or supplying them to an organised crime gang. He also admitted that during the same period he possessed 335 rounds of ammunition, including 199 .44 Remington Magnum, 76 .357 Magnum, 38 .45 ACP and 22 .22 LR rounds, in circumstances that reasonably suggested the ammunition was not for a lawful purpose. The charges are under Section 73 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, amended by the 2009 Act. Glynn had originally faced similar charges under Section 71 but was re‑charged after an application by State solicitor Ciara Vibien. Mr Justice Tony Hunt adjourned the case to 8 May for sentencing, when the two original charges are expected to be withdrawn.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dublin man admits dealing drugs, having ammo for crime gang. Charges or matters: two charges when he was arraigned at a brief hearing of the three-judge, non-jury court today; committing a serious offence for the benefit of a criminal organisation by possessing ammunition, to wit 199 rounds of .44 Remington Magnum calibre, 76 rounds of .357 Magnum calibre, 38 rounds of .45 ACP calibre and 22 rounds of .22 LR calibre ammunition, – 335 rounds in total – in circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable inference that the said ammunition was not required for a lawful purpose on the same dates. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- January 25, 2017 Incident
- April 12, 2017 Incident
- May 8 Adjournment
- 2023-02-23 Publication
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Accused
Charges: two charges when he was arraigned at a brief hearing of the three-judge, non-jury court today; committing a serious offence for the benefit of a criminal organisation by possessing ammunition, to wit 199 rounds of .44 Remington Magnum calibre, 76 rounds of .357 Magnum calibre, 38 rounds of .45 ACP calibre and 22 rounds of .22 LR calibre ammunition, – 335 rounds in total – in circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable inference that the said ammunition was not required for a lawful purpose on the same dates (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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