A Limerick mother who has been jailed for two years with the final 12 months suspended after pleading guilty to selling cannabis, told Gardai the Covid-19 pandemic had been “bad for business”.
“The problem with that is cannabis clouds a person’s judgement, and she accepts it is a serious matter, she is greatly embarrassed, this has jolted her,” added the barrister. The defendant told gardai she was earning around €400 a week selling cannabis, she had been selling the drug for four years, and was receiving it from unidentified parties, every three to four weeks.Ms Porter claimed that a wad of €2,000 notes found in her wallet during the search of her home, was a “mixture of dole money and money for loans”, however gardai told the court they believed the cash was “the proceeds of selling drugs”.
Judge Tom O’Donnell said he was “alarmed” at Ms Porter’s reasoning for selling cannabis, that she was “only doing it so the young lads wouldn't do tablets” and there was drugs lying around the family home.