A raid on a house in Letterkenny uncovered a quantity of cannabis, the local District Court was told.
Gardaí called to Mohamed Lamihi’s home at McClure’s Terrace in Letterkenny on March 21, 2025, and located a cigarette box containing nine cannabis deals. The court heard they were valued at €59.
Sergeant Jim Collins said Lamihi was fully cooperative and compliant and had stated the cannabis was for his own personal use.
Defending solicitor, Rory O’Brien said his client, a Moroccan, was working in a local centre and earning €400 a week. He had purchased the cannabis in separate deals.
The solicitor asked that the court deal with his client in a favourable way as he wanted to avoid a conviction.
Noting that the defendant had no previous convictions, Judge Emile Daly ordered him to make a donation of €250 to the St. Vincent de Paul Society in lieu of a fine of €400.
The defendant returned to court later in the morning with a receipt for the €250 from St. Vincent de Paul and the charge was subsequently struck out.
A destruction order was placed on the items found.