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Man avoids jail for holding €60k in drugs to protect brother

Summary

Thomas Kane, 29, of Ard Mor Drive, Tallaght, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis and cocaine with intent to sell or supply on 10 June 2020. Gardaí obtained a warrant and searched his apartment, finding more than 30 g of cocaine and 47.5 g of cannabis in the hot press, an additional 10 g in the kitchen, and almost 3 kg of cannabis in two Adidas bags in a bin marked with his apartment number. The drugs were valued at €60,946 for cannabis and €2,149 for cocaine. Kane claimed he kept the drugs to protect his brother, an addict with a drug debt, from threats to his life. The court accepted this explanation. Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced Kane to five years, which she suspended in full on a number of conditions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man avoids jail for holding €60k in drugs to protect brother. Charges or matters: possession of cannabis and cocaine with intent to sell or supply on June 10, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 10, 2020 Incident
• 2024-05-31 Publication

Why: The court heard Kane was holding the drugs because his brother was an addict who had a drug debt. Court evidence reported by CNI

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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