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Case No. 22815Possession of cocaine and heroin; cultivation of cannabis; possession of cocaine · Co. Dublin · 16 Oct 2020

Two men jailed for cooking cocaine and cultivating cannabis after Dublin and Blessington raids

Aivar Kuura, 40, and Michal Pozniakow, 43, were sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January 2023 after being caught cooking cocaine at Kuura's Dublin 7 flat and cultivating cannabis at Pozniakow's Blessington home during a Garda raid on 16 October 2020. Kuura received three and a half years in prison and Pozniakow 21 months.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Jan
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Key facts

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  • whatTwo men were caught cooking cocaine when Gardaí raided an apartment to search for drugs (kildarenow.com)
  • whatGardaí immediately got a strong smell of drugs on the premises (kildarenow.com)
  • whatPozniakow was found in the kitchen area cooking cocaine into crack cocaine (kildarenow.com)
  • whatKuura was sitting beside a table with weighing scales and crack cocaine rocks (kildarenow.com)
  • what102 grammes of cocaine seized in the flat had an estimated street value of €7,504 (kildarenow.com)
  • whatTwo separate stashes of heroin worth an estimated €46,400 were found hidden in a wardrobe in the bedroom area (kildarenow.com)
  • whatKuura admitted he had allowed his flat to be used to cook cocaine (kildarenow.com)
  • whatKuura admitted to allowing the heroin to be stored in his flat (kildarenow.com)
  • whatTents were set up in different bedrooms with feed, light bulbs, fans and vents (kildarenow.com)
  • whatSeven mature cannabis plants with a total value of €5,600 were found (kildarenow.com)
  • whatYounger plants were also found in different tents in other bedrooms (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationBoth men were arrested (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationA further warrant was secured to search Pozniakow's home in Blessington (kildarenow.com)
  • chargeKuura pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin at his home on 16 October 2020 (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe two men were jailed for a total of 62 months (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced Kuura to three and a half years in prison (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJudge Nolan jailed Pozniakow for 21 months (kildarenow.com)
  • otherKuura has 17 previous convictions including a drug dealing offence from 2010 (kildarenow.com)
  • otherPozniakow has three previous convictions from 2014 for possession and cultivation of drugs (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Jan2023
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Blessington resident caught "cooking cocaine" when Gardaí raided flat

    Reports the sentencing of both defendants at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, including details of the warrant search at Kuura's flat, the 102g of cocaine and €46,400 of heroin seized, and the cannabis growhouse with seven mature plants discovered at Pozniakow's Blessington home.

    convicted, Aivar Kuura, 40, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Aivar Kuuraconvicted, Michal Pozniakow, 43, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Michal Pozniakow