Luke Byrne jailed for cocaine possession and proceeds of crime

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Luke Byrne was jailed for 27 months for cocaine possession for sale or supply and possession of the proceeds of crime at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 16 February 2023. Judge Martin Nolan imposed concurrent terms. Byrne pleaded guilty to the cocaine charge and admitted the proceeds-of-crime offence.

The proceedings were reported on 17 February 2023. The cocaine and €52,100 in cash were found in his bedroom during a 24 March 2022 search. Byrne said a €350 drug debt had grown to €2,500 and that he was forced to hold the drugs and cash; Garda Sergeant Patrick Nally accepted the debt, and Judge Nolan accepted it as true.