This article is from page 16 of the 2011-10-18 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 16 JPG
COCAINE valued at € 940 was found during a Garda search of a house in Shannon earlier this year.
Michael Delaney (27) with an address at Cronan Lawn, Shannon, appeared at Shannon District Court on Thursday on charges of possession of drugs and possession of drugs for sale or supply.
Insp Tom Kennedy told the court that jurisdiction had been accepted in the matter. He said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had directed summary disposal.
Insp Kennedy said that gardai conducted a search of 50 Cronan Lawn in June of this year. He said 16 bags of cocaine, valued at € 940, were found in the house. He said the gardaí believed that the cocaine was for the purposes of dealing. A sum of € 1500 was also found during the search, the court heard. Solicitor Jenny Fitzgibbon told the court that after her client had broken up with his partner, his life had “spiraled into addiction”. She said that after the break up, her client had been forced to look for new accommodation and had been “very short of cash”. She added, however, that this was no excuse for his actions. Ms Fitzgibbon said Delaney had developed “a huge drug addiction”. She said he had made every effort to deal with his addiction including taking urine tests.
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