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Cocaine dealer also caught with cannabis and crime cash

Summary

A man who is serving a sentence for drug dealing has had his jail term extended by 15 months for further offences of drug dealing and money laundering. Colin Radburn (37) was jailed for four and a half years in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last November after he was pulled over at a garda checkpoint and found to have €350,000 worth of cocaine and £15,520 in cash in his van. He appeared before the court today on signed guilty pleas to one count of possessing cannabis, one count of possessing the drugs for sale or supply, and one count of money laundering. These charges relate to €19,218 of cannabis and €23,500 in cash which gardai found when they searched his van. Radburn made admissions in custody and told gardai he had a drug debt and was under pressure to transport the drugs and the cash. He now has 32 previous convictions, including the offences he carried out in February 2025.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cocaine dealer also caught with cannabis and crime cash. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• February 2025 Incident
• July 4, 2024 Incident
• 2026-05-01 Publication

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Topics

Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence

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