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TWO people have been charged after counterfeit €50 notes were found in circulation in Shannon.
Liam Glennon (22), of Rowlagh Crescent, Dublin 2, is accused of possession of drugs for the purpose
of sale or supply; obstructing a garda at Shannon Town Centre and having four counterfeit €50 notes, on March 11 last.
Josh Hand (19), of Longstone Park, Portrane, County Dublin, is accused of tendering a counterfeit €50 note at a premises in Shannon, on March
9 last. He 1s also charged with having a counterfeit €50 note on March 11.
Garda Bryan McCarthy told Shan- non District Court on Thursday that he met the two accused by appoint- ment that morning and charged Weloveee
The garda said it would be alleged
that counterfeit ©€50 notes were cashed in shops in Shannon. A de- scription of a car was obtained by gardai and they launched an investi- gation.
He said that the accused were stopped and spoken to by gardai. A quantity of cocaine was found in the
car. He said that Mr Glennon took responsibility for the cocaine, which was valued at €250. One individual had four counterfeit €50 notes, while another had one note, he said.
Judge Joseph Mangan accepted ju- risdiction of the case and adjourned it until early in the new year.