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Man found guilty of having €1.5m in cocaine and ecstasy over ten years ago

Summary

Stephen Carberry, 45, of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, was found guilty in a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial on 23 May 2013 of five counts of possession of cannabis and ecstasy for sale and supply. The offence involved 27.9 kg of cannabis, valued at over €559,000, and more than 96,000 ecstasy tablets, worth about €968,900, seized from a property on The Strand, Donabate. Gardaí had been surveilling Carberry when his silver BMW stopped at the property; after he left, the vehicle was stopped in Glasnevin and Carberry was arrested. During the search, a scoop, weighing scales and a phone charger bearing his DNA were found. Carberry had 62 prior convictions, mainly for traffic matters, and had spent just under a year in custody before release. He was re‑charged in 2014, refused bail, and remained in custody since the trial's conclusion.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man found guilty of having €1.5m in cocaine and ecstasy over ten years ago. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

• May 23, 2013 Incident
• July 26 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2023-05-25 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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