Lee Hardy jailed for cannabis possession for sale or supply

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Lee Hardy was jailed for two years for possession of cannabis for sale or supply, with Judge Martin Nolan departing from the mandatory presumptive 10-year sentence because of his guilty plea, cooperation, addiction and role holding drugs for others.

Hardy pleaded guilty on 18 January 2022 and had no previous convictions. Gardaí found 2kg of cannabis, valued at €49,022, along with weighing scales, bagging equipment and two phones; Hardy said the items belonged to him. The defence said he was acting under a debt, holding the drugs for a third party and was not a mastermind. The proceedings were reported on 16 February 2024.