Ireland Suspended sentence for man over cannabis seizure in Roscrea, Co Tipperary
On 13 February 2021, gardaí executed a search warrant at an apartment at Rosemary Square, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, and found 362.8g of cannabis valued at €7,256. Nicholas Bogdan, a man whose nationality the sources do not state, was one of two men found inside, and the other man reportedly fled the country and a warrant was issued for his arrest. At Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court, Bogdan was given a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years on condition he enter a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, with the judge noting his co-operation and early plea, as reported on 14 June 2023.
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- Arrestednot reported
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí found 362.8g of cannabis valued at €7,256.
- Where
- Gardaí executed a search warrant at an apartment at Rosemary Square, Roscrea, Co Tipperary.
- When
- The search was carried out on 13 February 2021.
- Weapon
- Two men inside the apartment armed themselves with a leg of furniture and the handle of a vacuum cleaner.
- Investigation
- The search involved the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit and the Limerick-based Dog Unit.
- The other man found at the scene had most likely fled the country and a warrant had been issued for his arrest.
- Charges
- The offence is a drugs offence involving cannabis possession.
- In court
- Nicholas Bogdan, described in court as a 'small cog' in the drugs world, was sentenced at Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court, as reported on 14 June 2023.
- Defence counsel submitted that the accused was not making profit from his involvement in the drugs trade.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years on condition he enter a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
- Other details
- Gardaí also found white powder that analysis showed to be benzocaine, which the court heard is not a controlled substance.
- The judge noted the accused's co-operation with gardaí and his early plea.
- The sources do not state Nicholas Bogdan's nationality.
10 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí found 362.8g of cannabis valued at €7,256. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereGardaí executed a search warrant at Rosemary Square, Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe search was carried out on 13 February 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)
- weaponTwo men inside the apartment armed themselves with a leg of furniture and the handle of a vacuum cleaner. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe search involved the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit and the Limerick-based Dog Unit. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationThe other man found at the scene had most likely fled the country and a warrant had been issued for his arrest. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtDefence counsel submitted that the accused was not making profit from his involvement in the drugs trade. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years on condition that he enter a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherGardaí also found white powder that analysis showed to be benzocaine, which the court heard is not a controlled substance. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe judge noted the accused's co-operation with gardaí and his early plea. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Jun2023Tipperary court told gardaí confronted by two men armed with implements during drugs raid
Court report on sentencing of Nicholas Bogdan, who was one of two men found at the Roscrea apartment. No existing case in the list matches this 2021 incident.
convicted, Nicholas Bogdan, male, namedNicholas Bogdan