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A 29-YEAR-OLD father of three went back to taking drugs after be- ing warned by gardai that his life was in danger because his name was on a ‘hit list’.
Edward McCarthy, of Cliona Park, Limerick pleaded guilty before Kil- laloe District Court to driving while under the influence of drugs.
Judge Joseph Mangan heard that the drug cannabis had been detected in his sytem after he was stopped by exN Oren
The court heard that Mr McCarthy
had previous convictions, some of which had resulted in his serving a long prison sentence.
His solicitor told the court that Mr McCarthy had “not been tak- ing drugs for a considerable period after he came out of prison. He was advised by gardai that his name was on a ‘hit list’ and that his life was in danger. This put him under a lot of pressure and he started smoking cannabis again.”
Judge Mangan fined Mr McCarthy €1,000 and disqualified him from driving for four years.