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54-year-old agreed to transport medication to pay off debt, court hears
Summary
A 54-year-old man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to keeping a controlled substance for supply without authorisation. Alan McDermott of Clonliffe Avenue, Dublin was arrested on Philipsburgh Avenue on 16 August 2014 after gardaí recovered 149,352 tablets of Zopliclone from his vehicle. The prescription medication, valued at approximately €298,704 if sold illicitly, was transferred to McDermott's van during a coordinated exchange in the Drumcondra area. In interview, McDermott acknowledged agreeing to transport the boxes to settle a drug debt, stating he had been instructed to park the vehicle outside a café in Marino with unlocked doors. He maintained he was unaware of the contents and did not appreciate the gravity of his involvement. Judge Melanie Greally has adjourned sentencing to 10 June pending a community service report. McDermott has no previous convictions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 54-year-old agreed to transport medication to pay off debt, court hears. Charges or matters: keeping for supply a substance without a medical prescription on Philipsburgh Avenue on August 16, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 16, 2014 Adjournment
- June 10 Adjournment
- 2016-04-12 Publication
Why: A man who agreed to transport boxes of prescription medication in order to pay off a drug debt will be sentenced next June. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: keeping for supply a substance without a medical prescription on Philipsburgh Avenue on August 16, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She ordered a community service report for that date.; Judge Melanie Greally adjourned sentencing until June 10, next.
Places mentioned
- Clonliffe Avenue
- Clonliffe Road
- Dublin
- Philipsburgh Avenue
- Philipsburgh Avenue
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