Gerard Ryan jailed for €2.5m drugs in boxer shorts

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Gerard Ryan was jailed for eight years for possessing ketamine, MDMA and cannabis for sale or supply at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 30 October 2019. The drugs were found at his Kilbarrack home after he collected boxes of men’s underwear from a warehouse in Ashbourne.

The seizure included MDMA valued at €1.73 million, ketamine valued at €840,000 and cannabis worth just over €16,000. Ryan had pleaded guilty and told gardaí he was under pressure because of a €1,500 drug debt; he had no previous convictions.