John O’Keefe (26) ran up gambling debts after falling into depression following the death of his father in 2011. He was to be paid 200 for transporting the drugs valued at over 7,000.
O’Keefe, of Windmill Avenue, Crumlin, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale or supply at Greenhills Road, Tallaght on April 11, 2016.
He has 16 previous convictions, ten of which are for district court drugs offences.
The court heard his previous drugs convictions all arise from one incident for which he received a ten month suspended sentence.
Garda Stephen Connor told Sinead McGrath BL, prosecuting, that he stopped O’Keefe after spotting him using his mobile phone while driving his van toward…
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