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Jail for warehouser who stashed cannabis under child's bed

Summary

Dean Smith, 30, of Killinarden Heights, Tallaght, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison after pleading guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of 19 kg of cannabis herb, worth €359,000, found in his home on 11 November 2021. The drugs were discovered under his child's bed and in a drawer in the same room during a Garda search. Smith confirmed he had placed the drugs there and that his son slept in the room. He had a prior conviction for a separate drug offence. Smith cooperated fully with the investigation and had no evidence of benefiting from drug sales. His defence argued that his drug debt stemmed from cocaine addiction and that he had no control over the quantity supplied. Judge Martin Nolan accepted the mitigating factors, including Smith's cooperation, early guilty plea, family responsibilities and rehabilitation efforts, and imposed the sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for warehouser who stashed cannabis under child's bed. Charges or matters: possession of 19 kilogrammes of cannabis herb, valued at €359,000, at his home on November 11, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 11, 2021 Incident
• 2024-04-09 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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