Shane Percival jailed for €560,000 heroin offence

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Shane Percival was sentenced to two years in prison for possessing heroin for sale or supply at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 19 January 2018. The offence occurred at Aldi supermarket, Newlands Cross, Co Dublin, on 9 December 2015.

Percival had been paid €50 to drive a friend and said he believed he was collecting cannabis. Gardaí seized four kilos of heroin, valued at €560,000, from the car park. The judge took account of his good character and family responsibilities but said the sentence was required to mark the seriousness of the offence.