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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4551Drug dealing (possession of cocaine and cannabis, possession for sale or supply) · Co. Cork

Michael Nixon jailed over nine drug offences in Mitchelstown

Michael Nixon, 34, of Stag Park, Mitchelstown, pleaded guilty to nine drug offences committed on three dates in Mitchelstown and was jailed at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. The article reports a total sentence of five years, with the final 12 months suspended under Probation Service supervision.

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  6. Sentenced19 Nov
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Key facts

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17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatNixon pleaded guilty to nine separate drug offences committed on three dates at different locations in Mitchelstown. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereNixon pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and possessing cocaine for sale or supply at Clonmel Road, Mitchelstown, on 1 July 2023. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereNixon pleaded guilty to two further charges of possessing cocaine and possessing cocaine for sale or supply at New Square, Mitchelstown, on 22 October 2023. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereNixon admitted possessing cocaine and cannabis, and possessing both for sale or supply, at Stag Park, Mitchelstown, on 18 January 2025. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí found a bag containing €2,000 worth of cocaine on Nixon and arrested him. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationAnother €2,000 worth of cocaine was later found stashed down a back seat of the garda patrol car. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí caught Nixon selling €200 worth of cocaine to another individual on New Square. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationA home search at Stag Park found €12,000 worth of cocaine and €3,000 worth of cannabis hidden behind a kickboard, along with a mixing agent, benzocaine and weighing scales. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationNixon snapped his phone in two and threw it into a fire when gardaí arrived at the house, making data impossible to recover. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeNixon pleaded guilty to possessing benzocaine, a mixing agent, for a purpose connected to a drug trafficking offence at Stag Park on the same day. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtNixon had 39 previous convictions, including 13 for drug possession and three for drug dealing. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtNixon continued dealing after he was caught, and the last offence occurred while he was on bail for another offence. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe defence said Nixon's guilty pleas spared the state a trial and that his previous convictions coincided with drug addiction. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge said Nixon's guilty pleas to all nine charges were a mitigating factor. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Dermot Sheehan said the appropriate sentence was six years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge suspended the final 12 months, on condition of good behaviour after release and supervision by the Probation Service. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceNixon was jailed for a total of five years for drug dealing offences in north Cork. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Nov2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Drug dealer tried to hide cocaine down back seat of garda patrol car, court hears

    Sentencing report from Cork Circuit Criminal Court covering nine guilty pleas across offences on 1 July 2023, 22 October 2023 and 18 January 2025. No existing case in the list matches.

    convicted, Michael Nixon, 34, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Nixon