A person with 50 earlier convictions was discovered with €350 price of heroin hid in his trousers at Letterkenny bus station has appeared in courtroom.
Andrew O’Neill, a 22-year-old with an deal with at Meadowbank, Letterkenny, appeared earlier than Letterkenny District Court docket in reference to the issues.
Inspector Paul Gallagher outlined particulars of the case to the courtroom.
At round 12.30am on October 3, 2020, O’Neill was stopped by Gardai at Letterkenny bus station and searched beneath the Misuse of Medication Act.
Officers positioned a small bag of brown powder hid in his trousers. Evaluation established that the substance was heroin, valued at €350.
O’Neill additionally appeared over an incident on September 1, 2022 at Glencar Park, Letterkenny. Gardai had been attending to a male who required medical consideration after they had been approached by O’Neill.
The defendant was strolling a canine which was a cross between a pit bull and a Staffordshire bull terrier and was not muzzled.
O’Neill started to impede members who had been rendering help. O’Neill grew to become abusive and aggressive, clenching his fists. Gardai needed to administer handcuffs attributable to O’Neill’s degree of aggression. Inspector Gallagher stated the canine, which was being held by O’Neill’s companion, was barking on the time. Pressure had for use within the conveyance of O’Neill to Letterkenny garda station.
Inspector Gallagher advised the courtroom that O’Neill has 50 earlier convictions, together with 29 for street site visitors offences, six offences opposite to the Misuse of Medication Act, 12 for theft, one for the possession of a knife, one for the possession of a cell phone whereas in jail and one for prison injury.
Mr Rory O’Brien, solicitor for O’Neill, stated his shopper has been in a ‘vital state of despondency’ following a relationship break-up.
“He didn’t deal with that break-up too properly,” Mr O’Brien stated. “He’s now rebuilding his life. He has suffered drastically with an dependancy to medicine, however he’s now not utilizing and he has undergone varied intervals of remedy.”
Decide Éiteain Cunningham stated the medicine cost was ‘regarding’ to the courtroom and requested if a probation and welfare report would profit the accused.
O’Neill addressed the courtroom and advised Decide Cunningham that he began taking medicine when he was 13 or 14.
“I’ve no medical card and I couldn’t get dependancy remedy,” O’Neill stated, apologising for his manner on a earlier courtroom look. “I’m clear in the intervening time.”
Decide Cunningham stated it was necessary for O’Neill to have interaction with the Probation Service. “We’re speaking about €350 price of heroin, a critical drug.”
The case was adjourned till January 22, 2024.
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