Byrne jailed 5 years 1 month over 42 kg cannabis on the N7
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jailed Andrew Byrne, 45, for five years and one month after gardaí caught him transporting cannabis on the N7. Customs had intercepted a 42 kg package, valued at €840,000 and concealed in Tupperware, and he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession for sale or supply.
A man was jailed for five years and one month after €840,000 of cannabis was
found in the van he was driving.[1]He is Andrew Byrne, 45, with addresses in
Blackrock and Bray.[1]Those addresses are Fleurville Road, Blackrock, Co.
Dublin and Putland Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow.[2]Gardaí caught him transporting
the drugs on the N7.[1]
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that customs intercepted a package
containing 42 kg of cannabis, valued at €840,000, concealed in Tupperware.[2]
He pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of drugs for sale or supply.[2]He said he did not know exactly what was in the package.[1]
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Andrew Byrne, sentenced over the cannabis found in the van he was driving. Photo: IrishPhotoDesk.iePhoto details
Shaun O'Callaghan of Rathpeacon Road, Cork, was jailed for three years after admitting he kept three kilos of cannabis, valued at €56,000, for sale or supply in a shed behind a house on Commons Road. Judge Helen Boyle set a headline sentence of seven and a half years, reduced it to five for his guilty plea and suspended the last two to encourage his rehabilitation.
Arrested 1Cannabis 3 kgPrison five years, last two suspended
49-year-old Piotr Szczepanik pleaded guilty to having cannabis for sale or supply at his Grange home and in his car in Cork on 11 June 2025. Cork Circuit Criminal Court imposed three years and six months with the last year suspended after gardai found cannabis valued at €7,310 wrapped in clingfilm.
Arrested 1Charged 1Prison 3 years and 6 months with last year suspended
Matthew Jenkinson, 27, admitted possessing 14.5 kg of cannabis for sale or supply after carrying a suitcase holding €290,000 of cannabis into a Drumcondra house. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years, departing from the 10-year presumptive minimum because of his early guilty plea.
Liam Roberts, 29, was jailed for four years and nine months after admitting importing 17.86 kg of cannabis through Dublin Airport on 19 May 2026. Customs found the drugs, valued at €357,200, in his luggage after he arrived on a flight from Thailand.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 17.86 kgPrison 4 years and 9 months