A 48-year-old man who got involved in cocaine-dealing because of big gambling debts and serious pressure to make repayments has been given a five-year suspended jail term.
Judge Sen Donnabhin said he had serious doubts about imposing a fully suspended sentence in the case against James Cregan of 49 Palmbury Orchard, Togher, Cork, but on the other hand, he was recognising the extensive efforts made by him since July 2019 to turn his life around.
Detective Garda Rory OConnell said he obtained a warrant to search the defendants home. On the way to carry out the search, the garda stopped the accused in his car and found that he had over 1,000 worth of cocaine.
He had a much bigger stash of cocaine at his home and a lesser amount of cannab…
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