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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3562Possession of controlled drugs (for sale/supply) · Co. Wexford · 28 Oct 2024

Dylan Reilly, 25, jailed for four years over €334,000 cannabis found at Wexford home

Dylan Reilly, 25, from Gorey, Co. Wexford, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment with the final year suspended at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis and cannabis resin worth over €334,000 for sale or supply, following his stop in Dublin in October 2024 while driving with a mobile phone.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced13 Mar
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Key facts

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  • whatDylan Reilly, 25, is from Riverview, Ballycanew, Gorey, Co. Wexford. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatGardaí noticed he was holding a mobile phone while driving. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThere was a strong smell of cannabis in the vehicle. (irishmirror.ie)
  • what€50 worth of cannabis was found on the male passenger. (irishmirror.ie)
  • what€1,700 of cannabis was found in the car along with a weighing scale and clear plastic bags. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCannabis herb and resin worth over €334,000 were found at the home along with a weighing scale, ticklist and grinders. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatReilly said he was a cannabis user with a drugs debt and was given a car to carry out drug-dealing on others' behalf. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatHe has five previous convictions, all for road traffic offences. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereA house he was renting in Camolin, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, was searched the following day. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereReilly is now living in Naas, Co. Kildare. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí stopped him on 28 October 2024 at Carrickmines Retail Park. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of cannabis and cannabis resin for sale or supply at his home. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Orla Crowe. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe court set a headline sentence of six years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe final sentence was four years' imprisonment with the final year suspended for three years under probation supervision. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe court ordered the destruction of the drugs and forfeiture of the Ford Focus to the State. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Mar2026
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man snared with drugs worth €330k after seen driving while on phone learns fate

    Reports the full sentencing: headline sentence of six years reduced to four years' imprisonment with the final year suspended for three years under probation supervision, destruction of the drugs, and forfeiture of the Ford Focus to the State.

    convicted, Dylan Reilly, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dylan Reilly