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AN undercover garda bought ecstacy tablets at an Ennis nightclub, as sev- eral premises were targeted as part of a planned operation.
Ennis Circuit Court heard yes- terday that a female garda bought eight ecstacy tablets for €70 at Mae Kearney’s, Lifford, Ennis, in March 2006.
She bought the tablets from an un-
named individual. That individual was later seen interacting with Dub- lin man Patrick Anderson.
Anderson (41), with an address of 72 Springdale Road, Raheny, Dub- lin 5, was arrested and charged with possession of ecstacy for sale or sup- ply. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
Garda Stephen Hession told the court that following a briefing, a number of premises were under ob- servation by gardai, in March 2006.
One of those was Mae Kearney’s, Lifford, Ennis and several undercov- er gardai visited the premises on the night in question.
He said that the undercover garda who bought the drugs used a ‘marked’ €50. This note was later found on the accused.
He was arrested and 36-and-a-half white tablets were found on him. Analysis concluded that these were ecstacy tablets.
The court heard Anderson had been suffering from a “very serious addi- tion” at the time and travelled to En- nis for a rave which had been organ- ised at Mae Kearney’s. His barrister Mark Nicholas said the accused is now drug-free.
Judge Carroll Moran imposed a two-year jail term and suspended it on condition that he not commit any criminal offence and not take or deal any illicit drugs in the next two