Suspended sentence for man who tried to sell stolen car to undercover gardaí

A Donegal man has been given an 18-month suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after he tried to sell a stolen car to undercover gardaí in order to pay off a drug debt.

Sean McVeigh (aged 24) of Glencar Park, Letterkenny, met with undercover gardaí at the Arc Bar car park in Liffey Valley, in Dublin, in order to sell them the car after Sergeant Trevor Dooley arranged a meeting to buy it.