Gardaí, acting on a tip-off, found Declan Sheehy in kitchen with white powder, mixing bowls, weighing scales and other drug paraphernaliaMembers of the Limerick Garda Divisional Drug Unit raided Declan Sheehy’s shop and found him mixing cocaine on November 21st, 2022. Photograph: iStockA Limerick shopkeeper who was caught preparing cocaine valued at more than €200,000 in a kitchen area in his grocery store has been jailed for “running a nefarious business”.
“It’s a shocker that a small business in Limerick City, which was run by the accused’s family for four generations, wound up being a front for the distribution and sale and supply of cocaine,” said Judge Tom O’Donnell.I had the luxury for a few years to not have to question holding my wife’s hand on the street
Det Garda Adrian Cahill said “a block of cocaine was found by gardaí in a bin in the kitchen” and that there was a silver mixing bowl containing white powder, mixing agents and other related items there.