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Dealer made almost €350k selling cannabis from home

Summary

Diego Dos Santos Carvalho, 33, of Goldsmith Street, Phibsborough, Dublin, was sentenced to six years in prison for drug offences and a concurrent four‑year term for money laundering. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing €80,165 worth of cannabis and €341,000 in cash, which he admitted were proceeds of crime. The cash was found in a shoebox behind a kickboard under a wardrobe in a small bedroom that served as an office in his apartment, while a smaller amount of cannabis, €3,933, was found in his vehicle. Judge Elva Duffy noted that the drug dealing was carried out in the family home in the presence of his very young children and that Carvalho had cooperated with Gardaí, showing officers where the drugs and money were hidden. He had no prior convictions and had been working in Ireland for ten years since arriving from Brazil.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dealer made almost €350k selling cannabis from home. Charges or matters: having €80,165 worth of cannabis and being in possession of cash knowing it to be the proceeds of crime at his home on March 11, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 11, 2023 Incident
• 2024-07-29 Publication

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Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence

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