A bench warrant has been issued for a woman facing charges relating to drug dealing in Letterkenny.
Jade Smith was due before Letterkenny District Court twice in the last two weeks.
However, the 27-year-old, of Charlestown Place, Finglas, Dublin, failed to appear.
This week, solicitor Mr Rory O’Brien told Judge Emile Daly that Smith had telephoned his office about her non-attendance, but her legal representative was unable to speak with his client when he attempted to call her back.
“We haven’t been able to raise her,” Mr O’Brien told the court.
Last week, Mr Senan Crawford BL advised the court that there was no contact from Smith. On that occasion, Mr O’Brien said that Smith indicated that she had “childcare difficulties”.
A bench warrant was previously issued in February and executed on Smith in early March.
“We are seeking to have her before the court,” Garda Sergeant Jim Collins said.
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Having given Smith “one opportunity last week”, Judge Daly issued a bench warrant for Smith’s arrest this week.
Smith was initially arrested in January 2025 during a search of a property in Letterkenny.
Detectives and armed gardai swooped on an apartment at Grand Central, Canal Road, Letterkenny on January 29, 2025.
Officers found suspected cocaine valued at €2,800 and suspected cannabis with a value of €1,200. A quantity of cash, €1,900 and £230 sterling, was also seized in the operation.
Smith was charged that at Grand Central, Canal Road, Letterkenny, she did have in her possession a controlled drug, namely cocaine, for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying to others.
Smith was also charged for possession of a controlled drug, namely cannabis, for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying to others
The charges are contrary to section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 and contrary to section 27 (3) of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 as substituted by section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1984.
She was also charged with the possession of cannabis, an offence contrary to section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977 as substituted by section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1984.