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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 21676Drugs conspiracy; ammunition conspiracy · Co. Dublin

Kinahan cartel warehouse manager Douglas Glynn jailed for eight years

Douglas 'Oscar' Glynn, 38, a trusted manager for the Kinahan cartel who oversaw the industrial-scale storage of drugs worth €1.4 million and the distribution of ammunition, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court on 16 March 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced17 Mar
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Key facts

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6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereGlynn is of Fitzgibbon Court, Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationA breakthrough in encryption-cracking technology led gardaí to Glynn via recovered phone messages. (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceGlynn was jailed for eight years. (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge fixed a headline sentence of 12 years for the drugs conspiracy charge. (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceThree years were discounted for the early guilty plea. (dublinlive.ie)
  • sentenceThe final year of the sentence was suspended for four years. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Mar2023
    Sentenceddublinlive.ie, first report
    Kinahan cartel warehouse manager Douglas “Oscar” Glynn jailed for eight years

    Sentencing report: Mr Justice Tony Hunt fixed a headline sentence of 12 years for the drugs conspiracy charge, discounted three years for the early guilty plea, suspended the final year for four years, and imposed four years concurrently for the ammunition conspiracy charge. The article also notes Glynn is serving a separate six-and-a-half year term for his role in the foiled Gately murder plot.

    convicted, 38, male, irish (judged from name)