Ireland Named in reporting
Francis Cox
Born between January 1970 and January 1971, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 15 Jan 2025 to 15 Jan 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between January 1970 and January 1971, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 15 Jan 2025 to 15 Jan 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to six years for cannabis possession on Dublin M50 Possession of controlled drugs (cannabis) · Co. Dublin
On 20 March 2024, gardaí seized 162 kilograms of herbal cannabis worth an estimated €3.2 million from a van stopped on the M50 motorway in Dublin 15 as part of Operation Tara. Francis Cox, a 54-year-old man from Naas, Co. Kildare, was arrested and detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. He told gardaí he was paid €100 to transport the cannabis and said he did not know what was in the van. Cox pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January 2025 and was sentenced to six years, with the judge noting the mandatory minimum was 10 years but allowing for his lack of previous convictions and financial straits.
Sentenced, 15 Jan 2025Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Francis Cox, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 15 Jan2025Co Kildare man paid €100 to transport €3.2m worth of drugs jailed for six yearsconvicted, Francis Cox, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Francis Cox
- 15 Jan2025Kildare man jailed for six years for transporting over three million euro worth of cannabisconvicted, Francis Cox, 54, male, named, irish (judged from name)Francis Cox
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