Ireland Named in reporting
Shane Scanlon
Born 1990, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 1 case, 29 Mar 2024 to 23 May 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1990, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply, Money laundering, Possession of articles for drug trafficking
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 29 Mar 2024 to 23 May 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Soldier jailed for cocaine found in Collins Barracks room Possession of controlled drugs (cocaine) for sale or supply · Co. Cork
Shane Scanlon, a 34-year-old member of the Defence Forces (35 in some later reports), was arrested on the evening of 26 March 2024 after gardaí searched his rented room, Room 21 at Collins Barracks in Cork, on 27 March 2024 and found cocaine of close to €27,000 in value. He was charged with possession of cocaine for sale or supply and unlawful possession, and first appeared at a special sitting of Cork District Court on 28 March 2024, where he was remanded on bail. He pleaded guilty at Cork District Court on 29 January 2025 to the drug charges, money laundering and possessing articles for drug trafficking. On 23 May 2025 he was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, with reports differing on whether he was jailed for four years or for five years with the last year suspended.
Sentenced, 23 May 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Shane Scanlon, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 May2025‘Extraordinary breach of trust’: Soldier jailed after €27,000 worth of cocaine found in barracks roomsuspect, Shane Scanlon, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 23 May2025Former soldier jailed over drugs seizure at barracksconvicted, Shane Scanlon, 35, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 19 May2025Soldier used barracks as a drug 'safe haven', court toldaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 29 Jan2025Defence Forces' member enters guilty pleas over chargesaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 29 Jan2025Soldier pleads guilty to having cocaine for sale or supply at Collins Barracks in Corkconvicted, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 11 Nov2024Soldier charged over cocaine found in barracks must wait until next year for DPP directionsaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 15 Jul2024DPP directions awaited in case of Defence Forces member charged with drug offencesaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 29 Mar2024Cork soldier named in court charged with €25k cocaine found at Collins Barracksaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 29 Mar2024Defence Forces member charged in connection with €25,000 Cork cocaine seizureaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 29 Mar2024Soldier appears in Cork court charged over €25,000 cocaine seizure in barracksaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
- 29 Mar2024Member of Defence Forces charged over €25k cocaine seizureaccused, Shane Scanlon, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Scanlon
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