Garda jailed for stealing €70 of cannabis from station while drunk at work

The garda had been suspended since the date of the incident and her Garda career is over, her barrister said.

Garda Holly Lane, 34, of Store Street Station, charged with four offences on December 12, 2021, appeared again at Dublin District Court today

A Dublin Garda who was drunk when she sent her partner a picture of drugs and a text message saying, "Baby, I got you this", has been given six months in jail for stealing a €70 cannabis exhibit from her station.

Garda Holly Lane, 34, denied theft of the cannabis evidence seized by another officer, unlawful possession of the cannabis and having it for sale or supply at Store Street station on December 12, 2021.