James Gannon jailed over €1.1m drugs haul

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James Gannon was sentenced to nine years, with the final 18 months suspended, for possessing cocaine, cannabis and ketamine for sale or supply at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 17 January 2020. The offences involved Citywest Storage in Tallaght and locations in Lucan on 22 March 2018.

Gannon had pleaded guilty after drugs worth €1,151,157 were found in boxes labelled “Sport Socks” at a storage unit in his name. Judge Melanie Greally said the value was very significant and placed the offending at the upper end of the scale.