Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between May 1976 and May 1977, from the ages reported

Offences

Drugs offence (possession and possession for sale or supply of cannabis)

Where

Co. Tipperary

Reporting

1 report, 11 May 2023 to 11 May 2023

Outlets

tipperarylive.ie

• Man jailed for four years, with 18 months suspended, over cannabis found at Thurles railway station Drugs offence (possession and possession for sale or supply of cannabis) · Co. Tipperary

  On March 24, 2021, gardaí observed Keith Lonergan, 46, attempting to hide a bag containing suspected cannabis behind a bin at Thurles Railway Station, Co Tipperary, in the company of another man. Lonergan, who is originally from Clonmel and lives in Limerick, said he had travelled to Thurles to collect the cannabis to repay a drug debt. He was charged with possession and possession for sale or supply, and admitted possession in interview. On May 11, 2023, Judge John Martin at Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court jailed him for four years, with 18 months suspended, and rejected the claim that he was a mere pawn.

  Sentenced, 11 May 2023Convicted · 1 report

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1. 11 May2023
   Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, in Man jailed for four years, with 18 months suspended, over cannabis found at Thurles railway station

   Judge refuses to accept Tipperary man caught with drugs at railway station was 'mere pawn'

   convicted, Keith Lonergan, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Keith Lonergan♂46IE

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