Former Dublin hurler gets nine years for possessing €2.7m of cocaine and cannabis

Patrick Casey fled the country after he managed to evade gardaí in the wake of a high-speed chase eight years ago
Former Dublin hurler gets nine years for possessing €2.7m of cocaine and cannabis

Sentencing him on Friday, Judge Martin Nolan said it was clear Casey was involved in transporting and distributing “a huge amount of drugs”. File picture:

A former Dublin minor hurler who was caught in possession of €2.7 million worth of cocaine and cannabis in 2014 has been jailed for nine years.

Patrick Casey (35) fled the country after he managed to evade gardaí in the wake of a high-speed chase eight years ago, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Friday.

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