Peter Kane jailed for five years over €200k drug haul

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Peter Kane was jailed for five years for possessing cocaine, cannabis resin and heroin at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 16 December 2019. The drugs were found at his former accommodation on Decies Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, where gardaí also discovered weighing scales.

Kane had pleaded guilty after drugs valued at €203,666 were found under his bed. The court heard he said he had been pressured to store the drugs for others, and Judge Martin Nolan imposed the five-year sentence.