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Woman had to sell house and move after harassment over alleged drug debt

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a woman and her husband were forced to sell their house and relocate after a drugs offender, Graham Potts, harassed them for a supposed cocaine debt owed by their son. Potts, who had a drug debt himself, repeatedly called the couple's home, demanded €3,000, then €6,000, and later €7,000, threatening property damage and claiming the debt was for cocaine. He visited the house, demanded payment, and threatened to call the son's workplace if the son did not comply. The woman reported the harassment to Gardaí, who confirmed no money was extracted and that Potts had no concealed identity or gang links. Potts, with 41 prior convictions, was sentenced to four and a half years' imprisonment, with no backdating of the sentence. The victim impact report noted the family's sale of their home and move away from South Dublin.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman had to sell house and move after harassment over alleged drug debt. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• May 30 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2025-03-04 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence

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