Edward Maher jailed for €286,020 heroin possession

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Edward Maher was jailed for three-and-a-half years for possessing €286,020 of heroin at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 30 November 2017. The drugs were found at Orchard Lawns, Ballyfermot, on 19 December 2016. Maher had pleaded guilty and admitted helping to put the heroin into bags after being promised €100 and cannabis. Judge Martin Nolan said Maher was part of the enterprise’s chain, although close to the bottom, and rejected a wholly suspended sentence because the offence was too serious.