Man charged with cocaine and counterfeit hair straighteners possession

Cabaal · 13-04-2010 12:34pm #1

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0413/graye.html

Man denies leak of Navy ship information
Tuesday, 13 April 2010 12:46

A member of the Irish Naval Service has gone on trial at a military court martial in Dublin on charges of disclosing information about State ships at sea.

Able Seaman Eoin Gray, who is attached to the LÉ Orla, is also charged with conspiracy to aid people unknown to import cocaine between the 4 and 15 December 2008.

He is also charged with having cocaine in his possession and with having counterfeit hair straighteners.

He has pleaded not guilty to all five charges.

Legal argument dominated this morning's proceedings and judge Colonel Anthony McCourt has adjourned the hearing until this afternoon.

Ok I get the whole aiding people and cocaine but counterfeit hair straighteners, like did he have only one for personal use or was he selling them ? :pac:

MaybeLogic · 13-04-2010 12:36pm

The judge should show some leniency since he was obviously trying to straighten himself out.

Hagar · 13-04-2010 12:36pm

Who would have thought that counterfeit hair needed straightening?

generalmiaow · 13-04-2010 12:53pm

Very interesting to know that members of the defence forces are importing drugs. Can we infer anything about the quantities involved from the fact that it's a court martial?

I don't really care about the drugs to be honest but disclosing information about the ships sounds a bit like treason.

also, according to the new ross standard:

Gray faces an extra charge of being in possession of eight counterfeit hair straighteners at Lower Glanmire Road, Cork, on December 15 2008.

Eight? WTF? That's a ridiculous thing to charge someone for, I didn't know it was illegal to possess electronics. Surely the drugs and the treason are enough.

Cabaal · 13-04-2010 12:56pm

generalmiaow wrote: »

Eight? WTF? That's a ridiculous thing to charge someone for, I didn't know it was illegal to possess electronics. Surely the drugs and the treason are enough.

Perhaps that GHD crowd got wind of it and decided to pursue the matter?

AnonoBoy · 13-04-2010 12:57pm

generalmiaow wrote: »

Eight? WTF? That's a ridiculous thing to charge someone for, I didn't know it was illegal to possess electronics.

I think it's more the counterfeit part they worry about.

pickarooney · 13-04-2010 12:59pm

Bad hair day for Gray

Max Power1 · 13-04-2010 1:01pm

Cabaal wrote: »

Perhaps that GHG crowd got wind of it and decided to pursue the matter?

GHG?
If they were counterfeiting they should at least get the name right!

its GHD

generalmiaow · 13-04-2010 1:06pm

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I think it's more the counterfeit part they worry about.

Yeah, I guess my issue is more philosophical. I didn't even know owning a counterfeit item was illegal as opposed to selling or producing it. My HTC phone violates several apple patents, am I going to be arrested?

Max Power1 wrote: »

GHG?
If they were counterfeiting they should at least get the name right!

its GHD

I just looked this up in the online Margo's catalogue on my iFoam and it's definitely GHG.

Cabaal · 13-04-2010 1:08pm

Max Power1 wrote: »

GHG?
If they were counterfeiting they should at least get the name right!

its GHD

Fixed!

pfft not like I use those things how am I supposed to know the name... :pac:

Dravokivich · 13-04-2010 1:09pm

1st wrote: »

Who would have thought that counterfeit hair needed straightening?

The fact of the matter is that you never thought of it... ya see it's people like him that see gaps in markets... and at a time when the economy is weak....

MaybeLogic · 13-04-2010 1:25pm

The smugglers are obviously diversifying given the collapse in the cocaine market, caused by the shrinking economy/headshops.
These hair straighteners were obviously some sample product.
I'd heard of a couple of underground hair-straightening parties in the capital.
Only a matter of time before these lowlifes have the country awash with this stuff.

Krieg · 13-04-2010 1:28pm

Never mind the cocaine possession/dealing and giving drug lords intel on ship movements in an effort to traffic drugs into the country

But Counterfeit Hair straighteners!
He's f***ed now
That will get you 5-10 years at least

vibe666 · 13-04-2010 1:30pm

generalmiaow wrote: »

I just looked this up in the online Margo's catalogue on my iFoam and it's definitely GHG.

i think you were a little too subtle with that one (even for AH).

BarryM · 13-04-2010 1:32pm

Down is West Cork and places like that, they'll be searching for hair straighteners on the beaches, handy money to be made, the average guard won't know its illegal:rolleyes: