Ireland Man sentenced to community service for cocaine possession in Longford
On 16 January 2021 at a checkpoint in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Gardaí searched Tiernan Doherty, a 27-year-old man, after a female reported that the vehicle behind her was being driven in a peculiar manner. He was arrested, questioned and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell, and the seizure was 90.22g of cocaine. In July 2024 he was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court to 240 hours of community service within a year in lieu of 20 months in prison, ordered to pay €1,000 to LEAP within 12 months, and a destruction order was made for the drugs.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced18 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Tiernan Doherty, a 27-year-old man, was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
- Where
- The checkpoint was in Newtownforbes, County Longford.
- When
- The offence was committed on 16 January 2021.
- Investigation
- Gardaí searched the man after a female indicated that the vehicle behind her was being driven in a peculiar manner.
- The man was arrested and questioned and provided material assistance to Gardaí.
- Charges
- The seizure was 90.22g of cocaine; one source gives its street value as €70 per gramme, and another gives it as €6,665.
- Other details
- The man admitted the powder was cocaine.
- The man had a drug debt of €4,500 and was asked to carry out a drop.
- One source says the man had no previous convictions, while the judge said it was not his first rodeo.
- The court noted an early plea of guilt as mitigation.
- In court
- The man was sentenced at a sitting of Longford Circuit Court in July 2024.
- Sentence
- He was ordered to complete 240 hours of community service within a year in lieu of 20 months in prison.
- He was ordered to pay €1,000 to LEAP within 12 months, and a destruction order was made for the drugs.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe checkpoint was in Newtownforbes. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenThe offence was committed on 16 January 2021. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí searched the man after a female indicated that the vehicle behind her was driving in a peculiar manner. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested and questioned and provided material assistance to Gardaí. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeThe amount seized was 90.22g of cocaine, with a street value of €70 per gramme. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe man appeared at Longford Circuit Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe man was ordered to complete 240 hours of community service within a year in lieu of 20 months in prison. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe man was ordered to pay €1,000 to LEAP within 12 months. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceA destruction order was made for the drugs. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe man admitted the powder was cocaine. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe man had a drug debt of €4,500 and was asked to carry out a drop. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe man had no previous convictions. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe court noted an early plea of guilt as mitigation. (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 18 Jul2024Man found with €6,665 worth of cocaine in Longford must complete community service
Court report of the sentencing. It gives the offence date, the seizure details, the plea and the sentence, and adds that Mr Doherty was ordered to pay €1,000 to LEAP and that the drugs were destroyed.
convicted, Tiernan Doherty, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tiernan Doherty