€17k ecstasy charge withdrawn after court ruling

The DPP has withdrawn a charge against a man caught with over €17,000 worth of ecstasy in light of Tuesday’s Court of Appeal judgment.

Darren Snee, aged 25, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of the drug for sale or supply hours before the appeal court issued its judgment, which ruled that a range of drugs including ecstasy were legal as they were unconstitutionally banned by the Government.

The drugs concerned are illegal again after emergency legislation was rushed through the Oireachtas.