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Case No. 21731Drugs offence (possession for sale or supply); money laundering · Co. Kilkenny · 8 Sep 2021

TJ Hendrick sentenced to 18 months for drug dealing and money laundering in Kilkenny

TJ Hendrick, 31, of Ferrybank, Kilkenny, was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Kilkenny Circuit Court after pleading guilty to possessing almost €19,000 of cocaine and cannabis for sale or supply and a money laundering offence following a search of his home in September 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced28 Mar
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defendant admitted having almost €19,000 of cocaine and cannabis in his possession for sale or supply (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe cocaine was valued at €17,409 (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe cannabis was valued at €1,504 (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe messages contained communications about collecting money believed to be a drug debt and related to the supply of drugs (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe defendant was sourcing drugs from outside Waterford and dealing in Waterford (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatAt the time of the offences the defendant was not working and was on social welfare (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe money laundering charge related to €1,000 in proceeds from drugs lodged into his account (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe defendant has 11 previous convictions for road traffic offences (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe defendant was a father of two who was funding his own drug habit at the time (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe defendant had started selling drugs to clear a drug debt (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe defendant was now clean, sober, and working full time (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatAt the height of his addiction the defendant was spending €500 a week on cocaine (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationA mobile phone was seized and messages of relevance were secured by gardaí (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to an offence under section 15(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeHe also pleaded guilty to a money laundering offence (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was sentenced to two years in prison with the final six months suspended on condition of engaging with Probation Services for one year post release (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Mar2023
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Drugdealer handed down prison sentence at Kilkenny court

    Sentencing report: Judge Elva Duffy convicted Hendrick on both charges and imposed a two-year prison sentence with the final six months suspended on condition of engaging with Probation Services for one year post release.

    convicted, TJ Hendrick, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)TJ Hendrick