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Gardai Raid

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  • 13-10-2017 8:33am
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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    Hi - I had the guards raid my house yesterday and had like 3 ounces of marijuana in one bag. But I took out my phone to send someone a msg and under pressure I gave them my phone unlocked and they had a long snoop. Asked for my pin to unlock it I felt like I could refuse - anyway they looked at everything. A lot of info on it to be honest. They put it in the evidence bag and took it away with everything but I've blocked the phone now whilst in their possession. Does anyone know can they use my phone as evidence in court considering the phone is dead/blocked. Also I spoke as they were doing the raid as I wanted to make work and maybe said some things I shouldn't of as regards names. But I wasn't under arrest so they can't use anything I said against me? Please help


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    [Deleted User]
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    Go talk to a solicitor


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    #3
    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Go talk to a solicitor

    Have appointment ordered but with the stress of it all I want to know asap.


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    hawkelady
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭hawkelady


    I for one am delighted with your predicament .. if you have been in trouble before you should be rightly stressed. ðŸ˜


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    GhostyMcGhost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭GhostyMcGhost


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    Have appointment ordered but with the stress of it all I want to know asap.


    What’s it all about, Alfie?


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    hawkelady wrote: »
    I for one am delighted with your predicament .. if you have been in trouble before you should be rightly stressed. ðŸ˜

    Why are you delighted? Never in trouble before. seems like nobody knows if the can use the dead phone. Cuz it's my word against theirs basically. And I was totally conflustered at the time


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    GhostyMcGhost wrote: »
    What’s it all about, Alfie?
    What exactly you mean pal?


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    Stheno
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    Alfie619 wrote: »
    What exactly you mean pal?

    Why did the guards raid your house?


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    HONKEY TONK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 779 ✭✭✭HONKEY TONK


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    Hi - I had the guards raid my house yesterday and had like 3 ounces of marijuana in one bag. But I took out my phone to send someone a msg and under pressure I gave them my phone unlocked and they had a long snoop. Asked for my pin to unlock it I felt like I could refuse - anyway they looked at everything. A lot of info on it to be honest. They put it in the evidence bag and took it away with everything but I've blocked the phone now whilst in their possession. Does anyone know can they use my phone as evidence in court considering the phone is dead/blocked. Also I spoke as they were doing the raid as I wanted to make work and maybe said some things I shouldn't of as regards names. But I wasn't under arrest so they can't use anything I said against me? Please help

    So you got caught with 3 ounces of marijuana and they didn't arrest you.

    I think you are telling Porky Pies

    You would have been arrested for possession for the purpose of supply.


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    hawkelady
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭hawkelady


    I'm delighted because a drug dealer got busted. What's not to smile about


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    HONKEY TONK wrote: »
    So you got caught with 3 ounces of marijuana and they didn't arrest you.

    I think you are telling Porky Pies

    You would have been arrested for possession for the purpose of supply.

    I wish I was dude. They took away all the stuff but allowed me to go work eventually and said they'll be in contact. I'm hiring a solicitor today - don't understand why I would bother lying here... ?


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    hawkelady wrote: »
    I'm delighted because a drug dealer got busted. What's not to smile about

    No you dope - I smoke than over 2 months. Even the cops said it wasn't sale and supply. Like it was 2 ounces to be realistic.


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    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users Posts: 6,483 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    Guards don’t raid houses for the craic. It’s extremely rare they’d get it wrong. Something bigger going on and that’s propbably why the OP is terrified about his phone. Either that or he thinks there is someone in the attic....


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    begbysback
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,910 ✭✭✭begbysback


    hawkelady wrote: »
    I'm delighted because a drug dealer got busted. What's not to smile about

    Pablo Escobar is now off the streets - our children are safer.


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    enricoh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,841 ✭✭✭enricoh


    U must have given them some good information and names to not arrest u with 3 ounces.
    Go talk to a solicitor n get this thread deleted!


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    Stheno wrote: »
    Why did the guards raid your house?

    For a drugs search.. warrant like? N then must removed all sorts of stuff. Phone, a little book with 4 names in it which looks bad but isn't related to it. The main thing is I wanna know if they can use a dead phone or anything I said - I was never arrested like. Mad ain't it


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    Beechwoodspark
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    If they find evidence of dealing on it (texts I suppose) they could use it in court. When you say the phone is dead do you mean it is off and won't turn back on


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    Goat the dote
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭Goat the dote


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    No you dope - I smoke than over 2 months. Even the cops said it wasn't sale and supply. Like it was 2 ounces to be realistic.

    In your OP you said it was 3 ounces?


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    If they find evidence of dealing on it (texts I suppose) they could use it in court. When you say the phone is dead do you mean it is off and won't turn back on

    I mean I contacted my provider n told them to shut it down as it wa stolen. Would surely be too much hassle to unblock it for a couple of ounces.


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    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,320 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    I mean I contacted my provider n told them to shut it down as it wa stolen. Would surely be too much hassle to unblock it for a couple of ounces.

    If they have the PIN then they can turn on the phone, enter the pin then read any texts on it unless I am missing something


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    begbysback
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    Alfie did you smoke an ounce while they were searching the house ?


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    If they have the PIN then they can turn on the phone, enter the pin then read any texts on it unless I am missing something

    My provider won't allow them as I've told them my phone was stolen and to shut it down so nobody can use it


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    begbysback wrote: »
    Alfie did you smoke an ounce while they were searching the house ?

    I wish. Tbh it's between 2/3. Can't be exact like.


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    Fighting Tao wrote: »
    Guards don’t raid houses for the craic. It’s extremely rare they’d get it wrong. Something bigger going on and that’s propbably why the OP is terrified about his phone. Either that or he thinks there is someone in the attic....

    They obviously got a tip off and got a warrant like. I just wanna know can they use the phone in court even now it's blocked.


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    AryaStark
    Registered Users Posts: 656 ✭✭✭AryaStark


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    I wish I was dude. They took away all the stuff but allowed me to go work eventually and said they'll be in contact. I'm hiring a solicitor today - don't understand why I would bother lying here... ?

    I agree that you were lying..

    That is a lot more then personal use.. I cannot imaging that you would be released and not arrested.
    Did they read you your rights or anything before leaving?

    I have nothing against anybody smoking weed but I do think if you are caught with that much the Garda would arrest you and not care about weather you make it to work.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,972 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    I mean I contacted my provider n told them to shut it down as it wa stolen. Would surely be too much hassle to unblock it for a couple of ounces.
    Do you not need garda confirmation that it was stolen before they deactivate it?


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    enricoh wrote: »
    U must have given them some good information and names to not arrest u with 3 ounces.
    Go talk to a solicitor n get this thread deleted!

    Well my phone prob did but like they couldn't of saved any data as they were in my house. As soon as they left I went about getting the phone blocked.


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    Odelay
    Registered Users Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭Odelay


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    They obviously got a tip off and got a warrant like. I just wanna know can they use the phone in court even now it's blocked.

    Yes, they definatley can and will use the phone in court. They get blocked phones everyday but can unblock them no problem.


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    #29
    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    AryaStark wrote: »
    I agree that you were lying..

    That is a lot more then personal use.. I cannot imaging that you would be released and not arrested.
    Did they read you your rights or anything before leaving?

    I have nothing against anybody smoking weed but I do think if you are caught with that much the Garda would arrest you and not care about weather you make it to work.

    Hand on my heart I ain't. I've work today even like...


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    Alfie619
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Alfie619


    kbannon wrote: »
    Do you not need garda confirmation that it was stolen before they deactivate it?

    No don't think ao


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    Odelay
    Registered Users Posts: 3,792 ✭✭✭Odelay


    Alfie619 wrote: »
    Have appointment ordered but with the stress of it all I want to know asap.

    Why don't ya have a smoke to relieve the stress of it all?


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