British prison break man jailed for drug trafficking in Cork

Imran Aslam, 38, of The Avenue, Pembroke Woods, Passage West, County Cork, signed guilty pleas for a variety of drug-related crimes brought against him by Garda Paul Buckley.

He admitted possession of cannabis herb and possession of this drug for sale or supply at Willowbank, Fair Hill. Additionally, he admitted possession of cannabis herb and its possession for sale or supply at Pembroke Woods, Passage West. He also admitted to money laundering whereby he was caught with cash that was proceeds of crime.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed the total sentence of five years on the defendants in the Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

The defendant had been in an open prison in the UK serving the remainder of a sentence for aggravated burglary with burglary, but fled in 2016 and has since been illegally at large and living in Ireland.

“This man pleaded guilty and provided some level of cooperation. They arrested him and, indeed, caught him red-handed. It suggests that you were fully involved in the sale or supply of drugs.

Since he arrived here in 2016, he seems to have established himself fairly quickly in the transaction business. He had money on board, indicating that someone trusted him.

“He had 34,000 euros in grass and 13,600 euros in money. He admitted that the money was the proceeds of crime.

“The drugs were hidden in the house to some extent.

“When he was in jail in 2016 (in the UK) he didn’t really want to stay there, but now he wants to go back. He was an addict, at least a heavy user, ”Judge Ó Donnabháin said.

Emmet Boyle’s attorney suggested that he cooperated fully in the course of the garda investigation. Garda Paul Buckley said the defendant cooperated, but not fully.

Boyle said that the defendant’s wife and two children live in Dubai and that he has a degree in Information Technology from Leicester and good experience.

Garda Buckley said the defendant was the sole occupant of a car traveling through the Willowbank area of ​​Fairhill in Cork after 7pm on the date in question.

Gardaí approached the defendant who gave him his name and address on The Avenue in Pembroke Woods on Passage West. There was a smell of cannabis coming from the car.

“During the search, I found a backpack with cannabis in separate delivery bags. I arrested him for having drugs for sale or supply. I warned him. He fled, but after a short distance he was stopped, ”said Garda Buckley.

In a box on the dashboard of the car they found just over € 12,000 in cash. A search warrant was obtained to register his address where a much larger quantity of cannabis was found along with € 1,600 in cash, scales and bags.