Martin Whelan jailed for cannabis distribution in Clondalkin

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Martin Whelan was jailed for five and a half years for cannabis distribution at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 3 March 2015. The offence involved possession of about 10kg of cannabis for sale or supply at Old Church Avenue, Clondalkin, during a house raid on 25 February 2014.

The estimated street value of the cannabis was €200,860. The judge noted Whelan’s previous UK conviction for importing cocaine and accepted that he was at a lower level of the drugs trade.