Peter Lam pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply at Busáras. He received a sentence of four years with the last 10 months suspended. Photograph: Collins CourtsAn elderly man with a gambling addiction told gardaí that he was transporting drugs worth almost half a million euro from Donegal to Dublin by bus to pay his debts, a court has heard.
Garda Stapleton said the boxes were found to contain MDMA valued at €470,982, hidden in pottery boxes and under children’s toys. Passing sentence on Monday, Judge Mary O’Malley Costello said it was important society was protected from this type of offending.
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