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Jail for labourer caught with 50k in heroin

Summary

Noel Nolan, 29, of Crumlin, Dublin, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing 352 grammes of heroin worth €52,810, which he claimed he held to offset a cocaine debt. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with two years suspended. Nolan had three prior minor public‑order convictions. The drugs were found at his home on 24 October 2014, after Garda Colleen Gallagher and colleagues obtained a warrant following the arrest of a man who had come from the house with €5,000 of heroin. Gallagher reported that Nolan showed the drugs to officers and made frank admissions during an interview, stating he had agreed to hold the heroin for a week to offset a cocaine debt. Tara Burns, Nolan's solicitor, noted that he had been a full‑time labourer until the recession, had a cocaine addiction at the time, was now drug‑free and seeking work.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for labourer caught with 50k in heroin. Charges or matters: possessing 352 grammes of heroin worth €52,810 at his home on October 24, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• October 24, 2014 Incident
• 2016-04-12 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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