Ireland Man pleads guilty over cocaine seized at Ferrybank home after hotel room search
Christopher O'Shea, a 21-year-old man, was arrested at a premises in Ferrybank, Co Kilkenny, after a Garda Divisional Drugs Unit operation that followed a search of room 309 at the Marina Hotel in Waterford. Gardaí found four blocks of cocaine and a smaller bag of cocaine, valued at €51,730, in a suitcase with drug-making equipment. He was charged with sale or supply of drugs. At Kilkenny Circuit Court he pleaded guilty, and the case was adjourned to the November sessions for an updated Probation Report, with him released on continuing bail.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court6 Aug
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí found four blocks of cocaine and a smaller bag of cocaine in a suitcase, valued at €51,730.
- The suitcase also contained a press for making cocaine blocks, scales and plastic tubs.
- Investigation
- Gardaí obtained a search warrant for room 309 at the Marina Hotel in Waterford after receiving information about suspicious activity.
- Gardaí tracked two men from the hotel to a taxi on CCTV and learned they went to an address in Abbey Park, Ferrybank.
- Mobile phones were seized from both men.
- Where
- O'Shea was arrested at a premises in Ferrybank, Co Kilkenny, after a Garda Divisional Drugs Unit operation.
- One source describes the arrest location as a home in Ferrybank, while the article describes a premises in Ferrybank.
- Charges
- O'Shea was charged with sale or supply of drugs.
- In court
- At Kilkenny Circuit Court, O'Shea pleaded guilty to the charge.
- The case was adjourned to the November sessions of Kilkenny Circuit Court for an updated Probation Report.
- O'Shea was released on continuing bail.
- Other details
- O'Shea has no previous convictions.
- A Probation Report assessed O'Shea, who is 21, as at low risk of reoffending.
- When
- The court report was published on 6 August 2024.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí found four blocks of cocaine and some cocaine in a smaller bag in a suitcase. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe suitcase also contained drug paraphernalia, including a press for making blocks of cocaine, scales and plastic tubs. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe cocaine seized was valued at €51,730. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereO’Shea was arrested at a premises in Ferrybank, Co Kilkenny, after a Garda Divisional Drugs Unit operation. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí obtained a search warrant for room 309 at the Marina Hotel in Waterford based on information about suspicious activity. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationGardaí tracked the men from the hotel to a taxi on CCTV and learned they went to an address in Abbey Park, Ferrybank. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationMobile phones were seized from both men. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeMan charged with the sale or supply of drugs. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtAt Kilkenny Circuit Court, O’Shea pleaded guilty to the charge. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned to the November sessions of Kilkenny Circuit Court. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtO’Shea was released on continuing bail. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherO’Shea has no previous convictions. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherA Probation Report assessed O’Shea, who is 21, as at low risk of reoffending. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Aug2024Tracked to Kilkenny home: blocks of cocaine packaged in hotel room,
Reports that O’Shea pleaded guilty at Kilkenny Circuit Court, that the case was adjourned to November for an updated Probation Report, and that he was released on continuing bail. It also gives details of the hotel room search, the taxi tracking, the Ferrybank arrest and the seizure.
accused, Christopher O'Shea, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Christopher O'Shea