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Pandemic-hit hotel worker who had €80k in cannabis delivered to own address is jailed
Summary
Eoin Claxton, 37, a hotel worker who fell into debt during the pandemic, was jailed for 18 months after a Garda posing as a courier delivered a package containing 4.8 kg of cannabis herb worth €79,824 to his home in Rathgar. Claxton pleaded guilty to possessing drugs for sale or supply on 14 December 2020. He had been laid off, isolated, and started gambling recklessly, building a debt of €8,000‑€9,500. He accepted a deal to take the drugs to pay off the debt. At an earlier hearing Judge Elma Sheahan accepted his remorse and the gambling debt but imposed a custodial sentence, suspending the final 18 months. Claxton was arrested at the delivery, his home searched, and his phone seized. He has 36 prior convictions, mainly traffic offences, and had been promoted twice at the hotel. The case was heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pandemic-hit hotel worker who had €80k in cannabis delivered to own address is jailed. Charges or matters: one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply at his home address on December 14, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 14, 2020 Incident
- 2024-07-05 Publication
Why: She accepted he got involved in this offending because of a gambling debt and that he is now remorseful. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply at his home address on December 14, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) A hotel worker who fell into debt during the pandemic and was caught with just under €80,000 in cannabis herb after a garda posing as a courier delivered the package to his home address has been jailed for 18 months. He was today jailed for 18 months.; At that hearing, Judge Elma Sheahan heard Claxton was facing family difficulties and adjourned the case to allow to allow him to put arrangements in place.
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