Karl Duggan jailed for cocaine and money-laundering offences

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Karl Duggan was jailed for six years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 12 February 2024 for possessing cocaine for sale or supply and possessing criminal proceeds.

The offences took place on 17 January 2021; gardaí found €1.6 million in hidden compartments in two cars and drugs valued at about €11,000.

Duggan pleaded guilty to those offences and to possessing a car fitted with a concealment linked to drug trafficking.

Judge Martin Nolan said Duggan was involved in money laundering and drugs and deserved a severe sentence.