Ireland Owen Treacy Jnr jailed for four years for storing drugs in Kinder egg shells in Limerick
Owen Treacy Jnr, a 28-year-old man from St Mary's Park, Limerick, pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing cocaine, heroin and cannabis for sale or supply after storing drug deals in Kinder chocolate egg shells under roof tiles at a vacant house in 2019. Gardaí conducted covert long-term surveillance before raiding the property, seizing more than €32,000 in cash and cheques and over 100 drug deals ready for distribution. He sold or supplied almost €5,000 worth of drugs from the derelict property on the Limerick island housing estate. On 7 April 2025, Judge Colin Daly sentenced him at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to four years in prison with the final six months suspended.
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- Sentenced7 Apr
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Owen Treacy Jnr pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing cocaine, heroin and cannabis for sale or supply.
- He sold or supplied almost €5,000 worth of drugs from a vacant house in St Mary's Park, Limerick, in 2019.
- Drug deals were stored in Kinder chocolate egg shells hidden under roof tiles at the derelict property.
- More than €32,000 in cash and cheques and over 100 drug deals ready for distribution were seized at the raid.
- Investigation
- Gardaí conducted covert long-term surveillance of Treacy and others before raiding his residence and arresting him.
- Garda forensics found DNA traces of Owen Treacy Jnr and Stephanie Treacy on the plastic drug wraps.
- In court
- Sentencing took place at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, Court 4, on 7 April 2025.
- Sentence
- He was jailed for four years with the final six months suspended.
- Other details
- He had 139 previous convictions, mostly for road traffic offences, but none under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
- He is a grandnephew of murdered Limerick gangland boss Kieran Keane (2003) and the father of two.
- Judge Colin Daly described the drug dealing as an egregious occupation indicating a brazen attitude rather than a lack of sophistication.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatOwen Treacy Jnr pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing drugs for sale or supply. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe sold or supplied almost €5,000 worth of drugs from a vacant house near his home in 2019. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMore than €32,000 in cash and cheques were seized at the raid. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMore than 100 drug deals ready for distribution were seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí set in train a covert long-term surveillance of Treacy and others before swooping on his residence and arresting him. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGarda forensics found DNA traces of the two Treacy siblings on the plastic drug wraps. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe sentencing took place at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, Court 4. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceHe was jailed for four years with the final six months suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe had 139 previous convictions, mostly for road traffic offences, but none under the Misuse of Drugs Act. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe is a grandnephew of murdered Limerick gangland boss Kieran Keane in 2003. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHe is the father of two. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOwen Treacy had no legitimate source of income. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe drug dealing was described as organised and systematic in the Limerick island housing estate on the banks of the River Shannon. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherJudge Colin Daly described the operation as an egregious occupation and said it indicated a brazen attitude. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe judge said the lack of concealment indicated a brazen attitude rather than a lack of sophistication. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Apr2025Man who stored drugs for sale in Kinder chocolate egg shells jailed
Sentencing report detailing the drug storage method (Kinder egg shells under roof tiles), the covert surveillance operation, the raid and seizure of over €32,000 and 100+ drug deals, and the defendant's family connection to murdered gangland boss Kieran Keane.
convicted, Owen Treacy Jnr, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Owen Treacy Jnrsuspect, Stephanie Treacy, 31, female, named, irish (judged from name)Stephanie Treacy