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Repeat offender gets 8.5 years for involvement in €2.2m 'drugs distribution centre'
Summary
Gavin Minto, 29, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of three controlled drugs for sale or supply at Kingswood Cross, Clondalkin on 16 July 2020. Judge Martin Nolan imposed an eight‑and‑a‑half‑year jail term, reducing the mandatory minimum of ten years because of Minto's guilty plea and cooperation with Gardaí. Gardaí searched a residential property on the day in question, finding 151 MDMA tablets, 33 kilos of cannabis and a third controlled drug, with a combined value of €2.21 million, plus a tablet press. CCTV showed Minto entering the garage at 2:36 pm, spending 56 minutes there, and leaving at 4 pm, while a white Renault van reversed into the premises. Minto has nine previous convictions, including three for possession of drugs, and was described by defence as homeless at the time of the incident. The court considered his plea, cooperation, and the mitigating circumstances presented by his counsel.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Repeat offender gets 8.5 years for involvement in €2.2m 'drugs distribution centre'. Charges or matters: possession of three controlled drugs for sale or supply at Kingswood Cross, Clondalkin on July 16, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 16, 2020 Incident
- 2023-03-23 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of three controlled drugs for sale or supply at Kingswood Cross, Clondalkin on July 16, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Places mentioned
- Whitestown Drive
- Blanchardstown
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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