Holly Lane had been suspended since the date of the incident, and her Garda career is over, her barrister said.
A Dublin Garda who was drunk when she sent her partner a picture of drugs and a text message saying, "Baby, I got you this", has been given six months in jail for stealing a €70 cannabis exhibit from her station.
He imposed a nine-month sentence but suspended the final three months on condition she remained on supervised probation for two years and attended counselling for alcohol and drug addiction.Lane had been suspended since the date of the incident, and her Garda career is over, her barrister said. But they found a half bottle of vodka in her bag and a quarter bottle of vodka in her changing-room locker. Lane told them she had taken a "sip" and insisted she was not intoxicated.Sergeant Doherty went there, saw her folder on a desk, and then located her bag, which she opened.The sergeant was later shown a screenshot posted by Lane to a work WhatsApp group. It featured an image and text saying, "Look what I got for you".
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