Keith Willis's ecstasy possession detention challenge dismissed

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Keith Willis’s challenge to his detention after a three-year sentence for ecstasy possession was dismissed by the High Court, reported on 25 April 2015.

Willis had pleaded guilty at Sligo Circuit Criminal Court to possessing ecstasy worth €31,250 for sale or supply. The court held his detention remained legal, despite his argument that the drug’s prohibition was invalid when he was sentenced.