Kabir Adeyemo jailed for 18 months for laundering €18,950 through betting accounts
Kabir Adeyemo, a 24-year-old man from Tallaght, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to multiple charges of having cash he believed to be the proceeds of crime, relating to €18,950 moved through betting accounts between November 2019 and July 2021. He was sentenced in July 2026 to 18 months' imprisonment with the final six months suspended on strict conditions, including 12 months of engagement with the Probation Service. The sentence was backdated to April 2026, when he entered his plea. None of the laundered cash was recovered, and Adeyemo has 58 previous convictions including four drug-dealing offences.
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- Sentenced1 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Adeyemo moved €18,950 from his bank account to betting accounts and back to his own account over 13 lodgements.
- Where
- The offences took place in Tallaght, Dublin.
- When
- The offending period ran from November 2019 to July 2021 and Adeyemo was sentenced in July 2026.
- Cause
- At the time of offending, Adeyemo was addicted to cannabis and the lifestyle of drug dealing.
- Charges
- Adeyemo pleaded guilty to multiple charges of having cash believing it to be the proceeds of crime.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed 18 months' imprisonment with the final six months suspended on strict conditions, including 12 months of engagement with the Probation Service.
- The sentence was backdated to April 2026, when Adeyemo entered his plea.
- Other details
- None of the €18,950 laundered was recovered.
- Adeyemo has 58 previous convictions including four drug-dealing offences dealt with in the Circuit Court.
- Adeyemo is due for release from his most recent conviction in April 2027.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAdeyemo moved money from his bank account to betting accounts and back to his own account. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeAt the time of offending, Adeyemo was addicted to cannabis and the lifestyle of drug dealing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeAdeyemo pleaded guilty to multiple charges of having cash believing it to be the proceeds of crime on dates between November 2019 and July 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed 18 months' imprisonment with the final six months suspended on strict conditions. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceA condition of the suspended term is that Adeyemo engage with the Probation Service for 12 months upon release. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when Adeyemo entered his plea in April 2026. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherNone of the laundered cash was recovered. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAdeyemo has 58 previous convictions including four offences for drug dealing dealt with in the Circuit Court. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAdeyemo has a partner and a six-year-old son. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAdeyemo is actively engaging in education in prison, working, and attending the gym. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAdeyemo is due for release from his most recent conviction in April 2027. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAdeyemo worked for 28 weeks in a bakery in 2017. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Jul2026Convicted drug dealer used betting accounts to launder money
Reports the sentencing of Kabir Adeyemo for laundering drug-dealing proceeds through betting accounts, including details of his 58 previous convictions, the 18-month sentence with six months suspended, and mitigation evidence of his rehabilitation.
convicted, Kabir Adeyemo, 24, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Kabir Adeyemo