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Drugs 'middle man' held down normal job for 25 years, court hears
Summary
A man who held down a normal day job for 25 years has been jailed for five and a half years for his role in the distribution of drugs with an estimated street value of over €142,000. On May 26, 2023, gardai raided a house in Dublin City Centre and found five men around a kitchen table with drugs and money. They seized €4,198 in cash and significant quantities of heroin, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, and cannabis resin, with a combined street value of €15,847. Wicklow resident Roy Gunning (46) was arrested at the scene. A bank card found during the raid was linked to a flat in Santry, where Gunning's passport was also found. A follow-up search of the flat uncovered drugs with a street value of approximately €49,000, including €48,000 worth of MDMA powder and over 370 Zopiclone tablets. Two months later, gardai raided another flat in Santry where Gunning was living and found drugs with a combined street value of nearly €16,000. Roy Gunning pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Drugs 'middle man' held down normal job for 25 years, court hears. Charges or matters: possession of drugs worth more than €13,000 for sales or supply at the North Circular Road Dublin 7 on May 26, 2023; the same offence at Blackwood Square, Northwood, Santry, Dublin 9. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 26 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 26, 2023 Incident
- 2025-12-02 Publication
Why: The sentences must run consecutively because Gunning was on bail when he committed the second offence, the judge ruled. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: possession of drugs worth more than €13,000 for sales or supply at the North Circular Road Dublin 7 on May 26, 2023; the same offence at Blackwood Square, Northwood, Santry, Dublin 9 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He imposed sentences of two and a half years for the first drugs offence and three years for the second one. The sentences must run consecutively because Gunning was on bail when he committed the second offence, the judge ruled.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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