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Repeat offender gets month added to sentence after cocaine stop
Summary
Conor Stewart, 31, of Kilcross Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18, was found in possession of €280 worth of cocaine during a car stop on the Dundrum Bypass on 9 April 2022. He pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to a Section 3 offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, and was charged under Section 27(1) of the same Act, as amended by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984. Garda Brian Gallagher reported that Stewart was a nervous passenger when the vehicle was stopped in the early hours, leading to a search that uncovered the drug. Stewart has 84 prior convictions, including 12 for drug offences, seven public order offences, theft and criminal damage. He is already serving a three‑year sentence, one year suspended, for other offences. Judge Anne Watkin added a one‑month term to run consecutively, raising his total sentence to three years and one month, with a €500 recognisance for appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Repeat offender gets month added to sentence after cocaine stop. Charges or matters: possession of cocaine following a search on the Dundrum Bypass on April 9, 2022; unlawfully having in his possession a controlled drug, namely cocaine to the value of €280, at Dundrum Garda Station, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, and contrary to Section 27(1) of the same Act, as substituted by Section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 9, 2022 Incident
- April 9 Incident
- April 4 Incident
- 2025-05-21 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: possession of cocaine following a search on the Dundrum Bypass on April 9, 2022; unlawfully having in his possession a controlled drug, namely cocaine to the value of €280, at Dundrum Garda Station, contrary to Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, and contrary to Section 27(1) of the same Act, as substituted by Section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Stewart is currently serving a three-year sentence, with one year suspended, imposed on April 4 for other offences. Judge Anne Watkin noted that the charge before the court was a Section 3 offence and said the case appeared to be "more about damaging himself than others." She imposed a one-month sentence to run consecutively to Stewart's current term, bringing his total sentence to three years and one month.
Places mentioned
- Dún Laoghaire District Court
- at Dundrum Garda Station
- Dundrum
- and brought to Dundrum Garda Station
Topics
Drugs Public Order Stage Sentence Theft
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