Dublin GAA star Lee Gannon avoids drugs charge after being caught with MDMA at Electric Picnic
All-Ireland winner pays 300ドル to court poor box after being caught with Ecstasy at festival
Lee Gannon playing for the Dublin senior football team. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile
Patrick O’Connell
Dublin senior football star Lee Gannon paid 300ドル to a court poor box in exchange for having a charge of possessing MDMA at Electric Picnic struck out.
Gannon (25) was one of dozens of attendees who received a court summons after being searched by gardai during the three-day festival in Stradbally, Co Laois, last August.
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