BALLINASLOE MAN GETS 10 YEAR JAIL TERM FOR DRUGS OFFENCES

Date Published: 30-Apr-2008

A Ballinasloe man was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Tullamore Circuit Court this week, for drugs offences.31 year old, Paul O' Connor of 4 St. Brendans, Ballinasloe is already serving a 23 month sentence in Castlerea prison for possessing 2000 euro worth of ecstacy in Loughrea on the 12th of May 2006.At Tullamore Court this week, O' Connor was given a 10 year prison sentence for the sale and supply of 45 thousand euro worth of amphetamine at Doon, Co. Offaly on the 26 April last year.He was given an 8 year concurrent sentence being in possession of 30 thousand euro worth of amphetamine and 6 thousand euro worth of cannabis resin in Offaly on April 16 2007.