Man gets suspended sentence for Leitrim drug charges
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A Monasteraden man, who admitted charges of possession of and of selling cocaine and cannabis in Carrick-on-Shannon has been given an 11 month jail sentence suspended for two years, at Sligo District Court.
Thirty-year-old Patrick Evans, Clogher, Monasteraden pleaded guilty to the charges that happened on September 20, 2019 at Rosebank Retail Park, Carrick-on-Shannon.
Defence solicitor Tom MacSharry said the defendant, who appeared in custody via video link, was pleading guilty to the charges.
There was also a report from his addiction counsellor before the court.
Sergeant Derek Butler said that the drugs included €470 of cocaine, €171.86 of cannabis and the rest was ecstasy that was found in the car he was driving.