Darren King loses appeal over cocaine supply sentence

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Darren King’s appeal against his seven-year sentence for cocaine possession for sale or supply was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 27 January 2022. The original offending involved Ballyfermot Road, Cole Park Road and his home in Dublin on 23 April 2019.

King had pleaded guilty and was imprisoned after sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, finding that he had actively stored and distributed drugs and had made a commercial decision to store them to help pay debts.