CITY MAN GETS PRISON SENTENCE FOR COCAINE POSSESSION

Date Published: 27-May-2008

A 19 year old city man, was given a three-month sentence at Galway District Court yesterday for being found in possession of cocaine.Niall Greaney, 25 The Green, College Road, pleaded guilty yesterday to the possession of a small quantity of cocaine at Bohermore on June 2 last year.Inspector Pat McHugh said Greaney had appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court last week where he had received a six-year sentence for the robbery of a city filling station.The last year of that sentence was suspended and he also received a consecutive one-year sentence for burglary.Defence solicitor, Valerie Corcoran said her client had a drug addiction and was now getting treatment while serving his sentence in Castlerea Prison.