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Tue 07 Jul 2008Jailed for importing herbal cannabis
A SOUTH African man who said he was promised a work permit for importing almost €70,000 worth of herbal cannabis has been sentenced to four years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
The court heard sniffer dogs alerted Customs officials to Darryl Theron’s luggage and that Theron refused to name anyone else involved. He told gardaí he had no way of opening the suitcase.
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