10 years in jail for drugs mule
John Costello (26) of Kileely in Limerick City pleaded guilty to unawful posession of amphetamines worth €45,000 in the hopes of getting a light sentence. It failed.
Mr. Costello will be serving 10 years of porridge. He did receive a 12 year sentence, but the last two years was suspended
Costello was in a car on 1 September 2004 when it was stopped by Gardai at Mountrath, County Laois when the three kilograms of drugs were found. The court had previously been told that the drugs were destined for the Limerick and Clare market.