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Jail for "vulnerable" grandmother who held suitcase containing cannabis
Summary
Adrianne Bradley, 53, was sentenced to 18 months in jail, with the final year suspended, after pleading guilty to possessing €68,154 worth of 3.5 kg of cannabis for sale or supply at her home on 11 August 2015. She admitted smoking cannabis occasionally but denied having a drug problem or debt. The judge noted she was a grandmother with four children, two under 18, and that she was vulnerable to manipulation by drug dealers, having a schizoid personality disorder. Bradley claimed she had been given the drugs about two weeks earlier and had not touched them, and that she was on social welfare at the time of arrest. Garda Alan Flaherty said the drugs were found after a warrant was issued following a tip‑off, and that Bradley's home had been invaded and destroyed in 2013, affecting her mental health. The sentencing court heard her daughters cry and hug her before she was taken into custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for "vulnerable" grandmother who held suitcase containing cannabis. Charges or matters: having €68,154 worth of 3.5 kgs of cannabis for sale or supply at her home on August 11, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 11, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-10-20 Publication
Why: Bradley said her fingerprints wouldn't be on the drugs because she never touched them. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: having €68,154 worth of 3.5 kgs of cannabis for sale or supply at her home on August 11, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing Bradley to two-and-a-half years in jail, with the final year suspended, Judge Karen O'Connor said she had no choice but to hand down a custodial sentence.
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