Dundalk man given suspended sentence for sale or supply of drugs
A man who was found with 730 benzodiazapine tablets has been given a four month suspended sentence
A man who was found with 730 benzodiazapine tablets has been given a four month suspended sentence at Dundalk District Court.
Gary Bailey (39) of Grange Close, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk was charged with having Alprazolam for sale or supply and the unlawful possession of the drug, and cocaine on March 8th 2020.
The court previously heard the Alprazolam tablets, worth €1,460 and €24 worth of cocaine were found when the defendant's home was searched under warrant.
He had 75 previous convictions including six for having drugs for sale or supply.
The Defence solicitor explained that his client was involved in a serious traffic accident in 2014 and had a metal plate inserted and then became addicted to the medication.
Judge Eirinn McKiernan adjourned finalising the matter to allow him to finish a treatment course and said if it's completed by then and clean urinalysis results are produced she would deal with it by way of a suspended sentence and warned she would be considering custody" if they aren't.
When the case was called last Wednesday, the judge imposed a four month sentence, suspended on the defendant entering a bond to be of good behaviour for 12 months.
The judge added that she was taking into account all of the efforts he has taken.