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A MAN involved to a “significant level” in drug dealing in Clare has received a 10-year prison sentence. Paul Collopy (47) was part of a “sophisticated and well resourced drug trafficking operation”, Ennis circuit court heard. Judge Francis Comerford imposed the 10-year prison term on Collopy who was caught in possession of cannabis valued at €50,780 in a wooded area of the Carnelly House estate on April 16, 2021. Collopy, with an address at Childers Road, Cloughleigh, Ennis, and originally from Limerick, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for sale or supply at a time when the value of the drugs amounted to €13,000 or more. In evidence, Detective Garda Paul Heaslip said the Clare divisional drugs unit, supported by members of the Garda armed support unit, excuted a warrant on the grounds of Carnelly House on the date in question. The court heard, Collopy was observed exiting a car and retrieving from under the root of a tree, an …
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