Dublin man charged with seizure of illegal tablets has curfew bail condition relaxed

Aaron Sheridan, 36, of Belclare Drive, Ballymun, Dublin, was arrested following an operation by gardai attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT).

They charged him with unlawfully possessing alprazolam tablets and having them for the purpose of sale or supply on February 8 at his home address.

The offences are under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

He had been granted bail with conditions two days after the seizure.

Mr Sheridan appeared again at Dublin District Court yesterday when Judge Treasa Kelly learned that gardai needed more time to get the Director of Public Prosecutions’ directions.

She granted a two-week adjournment and remanded the accused, who has yet to enter a plea, on continuing bail.

Following the defence counsel’s submission, she also altered the hours of his 11 pm curfew and ordered it to run between 1 and 6 am instead. The prosecuting garda did not object.

The judge was furnished with a statement of the defendant’s means and noted that he paid rent before she held that he was eligible for legal aid.

In evidence earlier, DCRT Garda Shane Cunningham said that Mr Sheridan was handed copies of the charges and “made no reply”.

The quantity or value of the seizure was not stated during the hearing, but the court heard gardai had seized his phone.

He remains on €200 bail and must sign on regularly at a garda station, notify of any address change, and “remain contactable at all times.”

He must not for a replacement or alternative travel documents and gardai have sent the suspected drugs to be analysed.