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Woman told to find hiding place for €400k in heroin
Summary
Sharon Hickey, 45, of Kilmainham, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty to possessing 2.9kg of heroin for sale or supply outside the Lamplighter pub in Dublin 8 on April 12, 2022. She appeared before Judge Elma Sheahan in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where she admitted to the charge. Gardaí reported that Hickey was intercepted after receiving a bag containing the drugs and €500 in cash from co-accused Gregory Dunne. During interview, Hickey stated she was instructed to find a hiding place for the drugs to settle a drug debt, for which she was to be paid €500 and have her debt reduced. Her defence counsel highlighted her difficult childhood, addiction struggles, and a certificate in addiction studies, urging leniency. Hickey has one previous conviction for larceny from the 1990s. Judge Sheahan adjourned the case for finalisation on January 12, 2024. Co-accused Gregory Dunne, 39, of Dublin 7, had previously pleaded guilty to the same charge. In October, Judge Sheahan sentenced Dunne to eight years' imprisonment, with the final year suspended on strict conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman told to find hiding place for €400k in heroin. Charges or matters: possessing 2.9kg of heroin for sale or supply outside the Lamplighter pub in Dublin 8 on April 12, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 12, 2022 Incident
- January 12, 2024 Adjournment
- Christmas Other
- 2023-12-01 Publication
Why: Photo: Collins) By David O'Sullivan A woman who was told to find a hiding place for more than €400,000 in heroin in order to pay off her drug debt will be sentenced after Christmas. CNI source report
Case subjects
Co Accused
Charges: possessing 2.9kg of heroin for sale or supply outside the Lamplighter pub in Dublin 8 on April 12, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Dunne was handed an eight-year sentence with the final year suspended on strict conditions by Judge Sheahan in October.; Judge Sheahan adjourned the case of Hickey, who has one previous conviction for larceny dating back to the 1990s, for finalisation on January 12, 2024.
Accused
Charges: possessing 2.9kg of heroin for sale or supply outside the Lamplighter pub in Dublin 8 on April 12, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan adjourned the case of Hickey, who has one previous conviction for larceny dating back to the 1990s, for finalisation on January 12, 2024.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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