Daniel Walsh jailed for cannabis and ketamine offences

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Daniel Walsh was jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for cannabis and ketamine offences, receiving a four-year sentence with the final two years suspended. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the sentence on condition that Walsh keep the peace for four years.

The proceedings were reported on 9 November 2022. Walsh pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis herb and ketamine for sale or supply on the Skerries Road on 9 January 2021, and admitted possessing MDMA and cannabis for sale or supply at his home, as well as unlawfully possessing the proceeds of crime.

The report said Walsh had been stopped after a van crossed a white line, with cannabis, ketamine and €6,900 found during searches. He said he had been instructed to test the cannabis and told gardaí he had previously suffered psychosis triggered by heavy cannabis use. Defence counsel said a relationship breakup had led to heavy drug use and a psychotic episode; Garda Sean McBride agreed Walsh was not the typical person he saw involved in drug dealing.