This article is from page 21 of the 2011-10-11 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 21 JPG
A MAN who was jailed for three years for a drugs offence earlier this year has had another drug charge taken into consideration.
In January of this year, father-ofthree Declan O’Dea (38), of Gort na hAbhna, Tulla Road, Ennis, was jailed, after he was found with more than € 4,000 worth of drugs.
Ennis Circuit Court was told heroin with a street value of € 4,133.40 was seized by gardaí, along with drugs paraphernalia including weighing scales and plastic bags.
At the time, the court was told that the accused had a serious heroin addiction, for which he underwent treatment.
At Ennis District Court on Friday, the accused pleaded guilty to possession of drugs.
His solicitor Daragh Hassett told the court that his client had had a bad drug problem. “He is currently in custody. He is thriving physically and mentally. He’s not enjoying it of course,” said the solicitor.
“He is drug-free,” he added.
Judge Joseph Mangan marked it proved and took it into consideration with the other sentence currently being served.