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'Failed business venture' ends in jail after €300k ketamine bust
Summary
Dawood Aziz, 37, of Cabinteely, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of €300,360 worth of ketamine and possession of a mobile phone used in a drug‑trafficking offence. Gardaí, following confidential information, set up surveillance and observed Aziz moving items from a premises to his van. A search of the van revealed just over €300,000 worth of ketamine. Aziz claimed the drugs were handed to him and that he had taken them to clear debt from a failed business venture. He admitted he was in debt and had become involved to pay it off. Judge Melanie Greally noted his prior cannabis conviction, his guilty plea, good employment history and pro‑social family. She imposed a five‑year sentence, suspended the final 18 months on conditions including engagement with addiction services and 12 months under Probation Service supervision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Failed business venture' ends in jail after €300k ketamine bust. Charges or matters: possession of €300,360 worth of ketamine and possession of a mobile phone for use in connection with a drug trafficking offence at Robinhood Industrial Estate, Dublin 22, on November 10, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 10, 2020 Incident
- 2023-02-27 Publication
Why: A man who said he was holding a large amount of ketamine in order to pay off a debt he had run up because of a failed business venture has been jailed. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: possession of €300,360 worth of ketamine and possession of a mobile phone for use in connection with a drug trafficking offence at Robinhood Industrial Estate, Dublin 22, on November 10, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She suspended the final 18 months of a five-year sentence on conditions, including that he engage with addiction services and remain under Probation Service supervision for 12 months.
Places mentioned
- Valley Drive
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Robinhood Industrial Estate
- Dublin
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