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Meet the pensioner taxi driver who has lost his livelihood after it was alleged in court he acted as a drug courier for a criminal gang.
Charles Jimmy Carr (67), who has previously campaigned for marriage equality, now finds himself in the eye of a storm of publicity for an altogether different reason.
The Longford taxi driver was refused the renewal of his taxi licence after gardai alleged he had transported drugs from Dublin to Longford once a week for a period of 10 months.
It was alleged gardai stumbled upon his involvement after he was stopped by officers on July 15, 2020 and a package, estimated to contain €20,000 worth of cannabis and €30,000 worth of cocaine, was discovered on the back seat.
321,000 euro worth of drugs seized by gardai in north Mayo over recent weeks Published: Monday, 22 February 2021 12:43
321,000 euro worth of drugs have been seized by gardai in north Mayo since the start of this year, together with over 12,000 euro in cash.
That’s according to the Garda Chief Superintendent in the county Tony Healy.
Speaking to Midwest News today the Chief Supt said this is a significant amount of drugs to have taken out of circulation in the area over a few weeks, and should significantly hit the product and cash of drug dealers.
The Mayo Chief Supt has today thanked the general public for their cooperation and the information they supply to the Garda Drugs Task Force and Community Engagement Gardai concerning suspicious drug activity in the county.
Figures contained in a report given to the Cork County Joint Policing Committee (JPC) have offered a comprehensive insight into the impact the COVID pandemic had on crime levels across the city and county during 2020.
While the report detailed reductions in most crime categories across the three Cork Garda divisions over the course of the year, it did contain some alarming statistics in relation to reported instances of domestic abuse and drug driving.
Outlining the contents of the report, Chief Superintendent Barry McPolin of the Cork City division noted that property-related crimes such as burglaries and thefts were down in his division, Cork North and Cork West when compared to 2019.