MAN JAILED FOR EIGHT YEARS FOR CANNABIS POSSESSION

A man found with over pounds 45,000 worth of cannabis has been jailed for
eight years by Judge Yvonne Murphy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Declan Sullivan, 29, of Portland Square, Dublin 1 pleaded guilty to having
five kilos of the drug in the attic of his flat.

Sullivan would not tell gardai who he was working for, fearing he would be
in worse trouble if he co operated.

Defence counsel Mr Paul Greene BL told the court his client had a heroin
problem that began after he broke up with his girlfriend.

Mr Greene asked Judge Murphy to take his client's drug addiction into
consideration when passing sentence.

Sullivan had been charged under the 1999 Criminal Justice Act. The Act
provides for a mandatory 10 year sentence for anyone found with more than
UKP 10,000 worth of drugs with intent to supply.

Judge Murphy said Sullivan had committed a very serious offence and
sentenced him to eight years in jail with a possible review in 2005.