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A chef was so stressed by the unsocial hours of his work that he grew cannabis to self-medicate, his solicitor pleaded before Galway District Court.

A man was warned when he came before Galway Court on a cannabis possession charge, that getting the benefit of the Probation Act meant he was now “on the radar” and if he reoffended, there would be much more serious consequences for him.

As part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region, Gardaí from the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit searched a house in Tuam last week.

Because of buying and dealing in drugs, as we’ve seen this week, people are ending up dead in their homes. This was the reaction of a Judge at Galway District Court when a defendant with a previous conviction for drug dealing came before him on another drugs charge.

A 27-YEAR-OLD Oranmore man has spent more of his life taking drugs than he has lived without them, his defence solicitor told Galway District Court.

An apprentice carpenter who works two jobs to make his way in the world was warned if he came before Galway Court again the Judge would not be so amenable towards him.

A MAN who admitted that he grew cannabis plants as part of his efforts to self-medicate is now on prescribed medicine and no longer produces his own.

A mother of three told Galway District Court that she smoked cannabis because she suffered from anxiety and didn’t seek treatment from her GP for it.

As a result of routine operations on Monday, August 15, and Tuesday, August 16, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Athlone seized 11.6kgs of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €232,000.

As part of recent routine operations, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Athlone, seized over five kilograms of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of more than €107,000.