Marcin Jedlinski sentenced for cannabis possession

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Marcin Jedlinski was sentenced to three years for possessing cannabis at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 9 November 2016. He had pleaded guilty after gardaí found cannabis herb in his car and 36 plants at his rented home in Clondalkin, Dublin.

The prosecution estimated the cannabis had a street value of €138,466. Judge Martin Nolan remarked that gardaí were “very optimistic farmers” when estimating the value of the plants.