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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2539Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply · Co. Cork · 5 May 2024

Mamadi Sialou given community service for cocaine possession at Kinsale 7s checkpoint

Mamadi Sialou, 21, of Carrigaline, Co Cork, was convicted at Bandon District Court of possessing 33 grammes of cocaine for sale or supply after being stopped at a garda checkpoint in Belgooly near Kinsale on 5 May 2024 while driving to the Kinsale 7s rugby tournament. He was ordered to carry out 120 hours of community service in lieu of four months in prison.

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  6. Sentenced16 Jan
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Key facts

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9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe cocaine weighed 33 grammes with an estimated value of €2,310. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereHe was stopped at a garda checkpoint in Belgooly near Kinsale. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe checkpoint stop occurred at about 5pm on 5 May. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeHe said he was selling the drugs because he had got into a drug debt. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe Kinsale 7s rugby event was being held nearby, making it a very busy weekend in the area. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge King ordered 120 hours of community service in lieu of four months in prison. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherSialou was a second-year automotive technology and management student at Munster Technological University. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherHe had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA judge in 2023 had ordered signage to be erected in Kinsale before the rugby tournament to warn attendees against drug taking. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Jan2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Drug dealer who planned to sell cocaine at Kinsale 7s rugby tournament avoids jail

    Full sentencing report: Sialou pleaded guilty, admitted intending to sell the cocaine at €70 per gramme at the Kinsale 7s event to pay off a drug debt, and was given 120 hours of community service in lieu of four months' imprisonment. The court also noted a 2023 order for signage at the tournament warning against drug taking.

    suspect, Mamadi Sialou, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Mamadi Sialou