Ireland Case No. 22450Drugs offence (possession for sale or supply – heroin, cocaine, cannabis, tablets) · Co. Dublin · 19 Mar 2020
Two Waterford men placed on probation for drug courier role in Clondalkin
Peter Cawley (42) and Richard Nolan (35), both from Waterford city, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale or supply after being stopped in a van in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, on 19 March 2020. Judge Patricia Ryan placed both on a one-year probation bond, to be finalised in February 2024.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced9 Feb
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Key facts
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- whatGardaí observed a van rocking from side to side and pulled it over. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThree men were in the van and there was a smell of cannabis. (irishtimes.com)
- whatNolan was seen removing his hand from his waistband and placing something in a bucket. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA third man was in the van but is not before the court. (irishtimes.com)
- whatHeroin valued at €9,683, cocaine valued at €289, cannabis valued at €70 and tablets valued at €80 were seized from the van. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA small wrap of cocaine worth about €100 was found in the ashtray at the front of the van. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCawley had no drugs on his person. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCannabis worth €100 and tablets worth €80 were found on Nolan. (irishtimes.com)
- whatNolan had a white wrap in his mouth which he swallowed, and later said it was crack cocaine. (irishtimes.com)
- whatBoth men said they had been contacted by a person and asked to collect drugs. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCawley said he would be given €100 worth of cocaine for collecting the drugs. (irishtimes.com)
- whatNolan and Cawley were not known to each other. (irishtimes.com)
- whereGardaí were on mobile patrol in an unmarked car in Clondalkin, west Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on the night of 19 March 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe men were arrested and the van was seized and searched. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeCawley pleaded guilty to possession of heroin for sale or supply. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeNolan pleaded guilty to three counts of having drugs for sale or supply in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, on 19 March 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNolan has 50 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherCawley has 13 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNolan had a long-standing heroin addiction that got out of control after the death of his brother in 2018. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
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Sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court; both men placed on one-year probation bond to be finalised in February 2024.
convicted, Peter Cawley, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Peter Cawleyconvicted, Richard Nolan, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Nolan