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Forced retirement led pensioner to store cash and drugs for criminals, court hears
Summary
Stephen Connolly, 67, of Hampton Wood Drive, Finglas, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to having a kilogramme of cocaine worth €70,000 and €129,930 in criminal proceeds. The court heard he stored and moved drugs and cash after forced retirement. Judge Orla Crowe imposed a five-year prison sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Forced retirement led pensioner to store cash and drugs for criminals, court hears. Charges or matters: having a kilogramme of cocaine, with a street value of €70,000 and having €129,930, knowing it to be the proceeds of crime on February 7, 2025. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 7, 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 5, 2025 Other
- February 2024 Other
- 2026-02-25 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having a kilogramme of cocaine, with a street value of €70,000 and having €129,930, knowing it to be the proceeds of crime on February 7, 2025 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She said she had no option but to impose a custodial sentence as she said Connolly was actively involved in a drug trafficking operation. "It was at a trusted level.
Places mentioned
- Hampton Wood Drive
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Oscar Traynor Road
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