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Combined 13 years for pair caught moving €1.2m in cannabis

Date
2023-05-25

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Anthony Larkin, 46, and Gerard Windrum, 38, were sentenced to a combined 13 years in prison for moving almost €1.2 million in cannabis resin. Larkin pleaded guilty to possession for sale or supply of just over 92 kg of the drug, worth about €556,800, seized at a storage unit in Mount Seskin, Tallaght on 1 April 2022. Windrum pleaded guilty to possession for sale or supply of 105 kg, worth just over €630,000, found at the same unit. Larkin had no prior convictions, while Windrum had 103, mainly traffic offences, including a heroin sale conviction. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Windrum to eight years and Larkin to five, citing their roles as couriers and the influence of debt. Gardaí had been surveilling the unit after a tip, discovered the drugs, and followed the vans to the transfer site in Brittas. Both men were arrested, questioned, and Larkin claimed his life was in danger due to drug debt.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Combined 13 years for pair caught moving €1.2m in cannabis. Charges or matters: possession for sale or supply of just over 92kg of the drugs, worth an estimated €556,800 just outside Brittas, Co Dublin on April 1, 2022; possession for sale or supply of 105 kg of the same drug, worth just over €630,000, at a storage unit in Mount Seskin, Tallaght on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

April 1, 2022 Incident
October 2000 Other
2023-05-25 Publication

Why: Both men were arrested and taken in for questioning, during which Larkin said his life was in danger because of a drug debt. CNI source report

Case subjects

Anthony Larkin

Defendant

Charges: possession for sale or supply of just over 92kg of the drugs, worth an estimated €556,800 just outside Brittas, Co Dublin on April 1, 2022; possession for sale or supply of 105 kg of the same drug, worth just over €630,000, at a storage unit in Mount Seskin, Tallaght on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He sentenced Larkin to five years in prison.

Gerard Windrum

Defendant

Charges: possession for sale or supply of 105 kg of the same drug, worth just over €630,000, at a storage unit in Mount Seskin, Tallaght on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He sentenced Windrum to eight years in prison, having taken into account his earlier conviction for a similar offence.