Dealer's sentence halved due to 'extraordinary effect' of son's death

A Limerick drug dealer has had his 10-year sentence for amphetamine possession halved following an "exceptional" appeal hearing.

Dealer's sentence halved due to 'extraordinary effect' of son's death

A Limerick drug dealer has had his 10-year sentence for amphetamine possession halved following an "exceptional" appeal hearing.

Sean Hanley (aged 50) was caught by gardaí with 3kg of amphetamines in Mountrath, Co Laois in December 2004.

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