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'Naive' hairdresser 'dazzled' by new relationship caught in car with almost €1m in cocaine
Summary
Kelsey Peyton, 24, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to assisting an offender. The court heard that on November 27, 2024, she was driving a vehicle containing 14kg of cocaine, valued at almost €1 million, which was concealed in a hidden compartment. Prosecution stated she had recently begun a relationship with Shane Mulvey, who was jailed for eight years last June after pleading guilty to possessing drugs for sale or supply, possessing proceeds of crime, and possessing an article in connection with a crime. Jamie Malone, 23, who drove the van used in the transaction, received a suspended three-year prison sentence last December after pleading guilty to having drugs for sale or supply in Swords. Judge Jonathan Dunphy described Peyton as a "somewhat naïve and immature defendant" who acted recklessly. He imposed a sentence of 12 months, suspended in full on strict conditions. These conditions require Peyton to make a €1,000 donation to Merchant's Quay within six months to assist those suffering with addiction difficulties. The judge noted she is at low risk of re-offending and considered her remorse and lack of previous convictions.
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What: Report matter: 'Naive' hairdresser 'dazzled' by new relationship caught in car with almost €1m in cocaine. Charges or matters: a charge of assisting an offender; one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply, one count of possessing the proceeds of crime and one count of possessing an article in connection with a crime; having drugs for sale or supply in Swords on November 27, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 27, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-03-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having drugs for sale or supply in Swords on November 27, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Jamie Malone (23) received a suspended three-year prison sentence last December for his role.
Defendant
Charges: a charge of assisting an offender; one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply, one count of possessing the proceeds of crime and one count of possessing an article in connection with a crime; having drugs for sale or supply in Swords on November 27, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He imposed a sentence of 12 months, suspended in full on strict conditions, including that Peyton make a €1,000 donation to Merchant's Quay within six months to assist those suffering with addiction difficulties.
Defendant
Charges: a charge of assisting an offender; one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply, one count of possessing the proceeds of crime and one count of possessing an article in connection with a crime; having drugs for sale or supply in Swords on November 27, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mulvey was jailed for eight years last June after he was caught in possession of over €2.6 million in drugs – much of it stashed in his apartment's spare room.
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