Ireland Case No. 5611Drug trafficking (cocaine) · Co. Limerick · 21 Nov 2022
Limerick shopkeeper jailed over €200,000 cocaine found in store kitchen
On 21 November 2022 gardaí raided the grocery store of Declan Sheehy (58), of Janemount Park, Corbally, at St Mary's Park in Limerick, and found cocaine valued at more than €200,000 in a kitchen area. Sheehy was initially charged in 2022, and gardaí told the court he was heavily involved in the sale and supply of drugs in Limerick. He admitted owning the cocaine and more than €50,000 of the cash found. The latest report, dated 24 June 2024, says he was jailed for 7 and a half years with the final 18 months suspended.
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- Sentenced24 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Declan Sheehy (58) was caught preparing cocaine valued at more than €200,000 in a kitchen area of his grocery store.
- Where
- The raid was on Sheehy's grocery shop at St Mary's Park in Limerick, and his address is given as Janemount Park, Corbally.
- When
- Gardaí raided the shop on 21 November 2022.
- Cause
- Members of the Limerick Garda Divisional Drug Unit raided the shop acting on a tip-off.
- Investigation
- A block of cocaine was found in a bin in the kitchen, along with a mixing bowl containing white powder, weighing scales and other drug-related paraphernalia.
- Gardaí recovered €58,000 in cash at the shop and at Sheehy's home, of which €7,000 was not regarded as proceeds of crime.
- Charges
- Sheehy was initially charged in 2022, and gardaí told the court he was heavily involved in the sale and supply of drugs in Limerick.
- In court
- Sheehy admitted owning the cocaine and more than €50,000 of the cash found, much of which was deemed to be proceeds of crime.
- Judge Tom O'Donnell described the shop as a front for distributing and selling cocaine and said Sheehy was running a nefarious business.
- Sentence
- Sheehy was jailed for 7 and a half years with the final 18 months suspended.
- The sentencing was reported in an article dated 24 June 2024.
- Other details
- Sheehy had previous convictions, the most recent from 2004 for violent disorder.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA Limerick shopkeeper was caught preparing cocaine valued at more than €200,000 in a kitchen area of his grocery store. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe raid was on Sheehy’s shop at St Mary’s Park. (irishtimes.com)
- whenGardaí found Sheehy mixing cocaine on November 21st, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationMembers of the Limerick Garda Divisional Drug Unit raided the shop acting on a tip-off. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA block of cocaine was found in a bin in the kitchen, along with a mixing bowl containing white powder. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí recovered €58,000 in cash at the shop and at Sheehy’s home, of which €7,000 was not regarded as proceeds of crime. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeSheehy was initially charged in 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- courtSheehy admitted owning the cocaine and more than €50,000 of the cash found. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe judge described the shop as a front for distributing and selling cocaine. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceSheehy was jailed for 7 and a half years with the final 18 months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- otherSheehy had previous convictions, the most recent from 2004 for violent disorder. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jun2024Shopkeeper caught with €200,000 of cocaine jailed for ‘running a nefarious business’
Sentencing report for a Limerick drug case; the raid took place on 21 November 2022 and Sheehy was first charged in 2022.
convicted, Declan Sheehy, 58, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Sheehy