Man found with almost €1 million in bag of onions set for return to jail
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A man found with almost €1 million in a bag of onions inside his campervan - crime cash that was destined for the Kinahan Cartel - will be returned to jail after the Court of Appeal this Thursday increased his sentence by a year.
The court heard that after Bernard Joyce was cautioned by gardaí, he made no comment other than indicating that he liked onions .
The increase in sentence came after the three judges agreed with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that Joyce s three-year sentence was unduly lenient.
A man found with almost €1m in a bag of onions inside his camper van – crime cash that was destined for the Kinahan cartel – will be returned to jail after the Court of Appeal today increased his sentence by a year.
The court heard that after Bernard Joyce was cautioned by gardaí, he made no comment other than indicating that he “liked onions”.
The increase in sentence came after the three judges agreed with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that Joyce s three-year sentence was unduly lenient.
The 45-year-old of Newtown, Beauparc, Slane, Co. Meath, pleaded guilty at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court to possessing €911,600, which was the proceeds of criminal conduct, at Arnestown, Foulksmills, Co Wexford, on September 22, 2018, under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010.