Ireland Man jailed for cocaine sale or supply at Carrick-on-Shannon court
25-year-old man Zak Gaffey pleaded guilty to having cocaine for sale or supply at Kilronan Castle Hotel, Keadue, on 8 February 2020. Gardaí executing a warrant at 3.50pm found 28 grams of cocaine with a street value of €1,600 and €2,670 in cash. The case was heard at Carrick-on-Shannon District Court, where Judge Deirdre Gearty sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, backdated to March 2021. A destruction order was made for the drugs and the cash was to be dealt with under the Police Property Act.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Zak Gaffey pleaded guilty to having cocaine for sale or supply.
- 28 grams of cocaine with a street value of €1,600 and €2,670 in cash were found.
- Where
- The offence occurred at Kilronan Castle Hotel, Keadue, County Leitrim.
- When
- The incident took place on 8 February 2020.
- Investigation
- Gardaí executed a warrant to search the hotel at 3.50pm.
- In court
- The case was heard at Carrick-on-Shannon District Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Deirdre Gearty jailed the defendant for six months, backdated to March 2021.
- A destruction order was made for the drugs.
- Other details
- The defendant said the cash was a gift from his father.
- The defendant had a number of road traffic convictions and one previous conviction for possession of drugs.
- The defendant had ADHD from an early age and had addiction issues.
- The cash found was to be dealt with under the Police Property Act.
18 statements extracted from the articles
- whatZak Gaffey pleaded guilty to having cocaine for sale or supply (leitrimobserver.ie)
- what28 grams of cocaine with a street value of €1,600 were found (leitrimobserver.ie)
- what€2,670 in cash was also found (leitrimobserver.ie)
- whereThe offence occurred at Kilronan Castle Hotel, Keadue (leitrimobserver.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on 8 February 2020 (leitrimobserver.ie)
- investigationGardaí had a warrant to search the hotel at 3.50pm (leitrimobserver.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Carrick-on-Shannon District Court (leitrimobserver.ie)
- sentenceJudge Deirdre Gearty jailed the defendant for six months, backdated to March (leitrimobserver.ie)
- sentenceA destruction order was made for the drugs (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant said the cash was a gift from his father (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant had a number of road traffic convictions and one previous conviction for possession of drugs (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant had been in jail since March (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant had ADHD from an early age and had addiction issues (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant had written to the gardai asking that all outstanding matters be dealt with (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant was due for release in November (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant had a safe pass from prison and had not seen his children due to Covid (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe defendant had been with an addiction counsellor and was drug and alcohol free (leitrimobserver.ie)
- otherThe cash found was to be dealt with under the Police Property Act (leitrimobserver.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Oct2021Mohill man jailed for six months for sale or supply of cocaine
Reports the sentencing of Zak Gaffey to six months' imprisonment, backdated to March, for sale or supply of cocaine. Includes details of the search warrant, the drugs and cash found, the defendant's background (ADHD, addiction issues, prior convictions), and the judge's reasoning.
convicted, Zak Gaffey, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Zak Gaffey