Former Irish soccer player jailed for transporting cannabis

A father of one, who played soccer for Ireland as a teenager, has been jailed for three years for transporting €115,000 worth of cannabis.

Former Irish soccer player jailed for transporting cannabis
Tue, 07 Jul, 2015 - 16:40

A father of one, who played soccer for Ireland as a teenager, has been jailed for three years for transporting €115,000 worth of cannabis.

Keith Farrelly of Swans Nest Road, Kilbarrack, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to having 5.7 kilogrammes of cannabis worth €115,000 on September 9, 2014.

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