SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR LOUGHREA CANNABIS GROWER
Date Published: 16-Jul-2011
A man who was caught "red handed" growing cannabis plants at his home in Loughrea has been given a two year suspended sentence.
47-year-old Dean Lawrence of Kylebrack in Loughrea was sentenced before Galway Circuit Criminal Court.
The court heard that Gardai found 51 cannabis plants when they raided Dean Lawrence's home in Loughrea on July 24th last year.
Over 100 grammes of cannabis resin was also seized during the search.
The court was told that Lawrence denied having the drugs for sale or supply.Judge Groarke told Lawrence that he believed he hadn't grown the drugs for commercial purposes.
He then handed down a two year sentence - the entirety of which was suspended for two years.