Gardai find €19k worth of drugs in mans family home
By Declan Brennan
A man with no previous convictions has avoided a prison sentence after gardai found around €19,000 worth of cocaine and heroin stored in his family home.
Brandon Giltrap (21) of Moorefield Avenue, Clondalkin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession for sale or supply of cocaine with an estimated street value of €16,000.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
He also admitted possession for sale or supply of €1,633 worth of heroin. Finally, he pleaded guilty to the possession of €8,039 which was the proceeds of crime, under the Money Laundering Act 2010.
The prosecution followed a garda search of the family home in Clondalkin on November 8, 2018. Gardai found the cash as well as weighing scales, mixing agents and bagging material.
Anne Rowland SC, defending, said that the death of her client’s mother when he was 12 was difficult for him. The court heard that some of the money his mother left him went to feeding Giltrap’s later drug use.
Counsel said Giltrap built up a drug debt and was put under pressure to hold the drugs.
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