A part-time DJ has been sentenced to five years in Ireland after being caught with drugs valued at nearly €1.4 million, including heroin.
A part-time DJ has been sentenced to five years in prison after being caught with almost €1.5 million worth of drugs, including heroin.
Christian Munoz Sanchez, 35, from Barcelona, Spain, told Gardaí he was offered €5,000 for what he described as “an easy job,” which involved mixing, bagging, and transporting the drugs to a third party. He pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply on May 2, 2025.
Munoz Sanchez was handed a seven-year sentence, with the final two years suspended on strict conditions, including leaving Ireland after his release and maintaining good behaviour.
Detective Garda Rioghnach O’Sullivan of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau told the court that the operation followed confidential intelligence and involved surveillance of Munoz Sanchez and another man near the Clayton Hotel, close to Liffey Valley Shopping Centre.
The second man left the area and was stopped in Lucan, but no evidence was found in his possession. Munoz Sanchez, however, was stopped in a taxi on the Coolock slip road, and Gardaí discovered the drugs in his suitcase in the boot of the vehicle.
Authorities recovered nearly 9kg of diamorphine (heroin) and over 1kg of monoacetylmorphine, split across 19 packages, with a combined value of €1.43 million.
During multiple interviews, Munoz Sanchez admitted knowing he was carrying drugs and explained his role, saying he arrived in Ireland on April 24, 2025, stayed in an Airbnb and bars, and ultimately checked into the hotel to carry out the job. He said a business partner had advised him not to come, but he undertook the task to repay personal debts unrelated to drugs.
Messages retrieved from the Signal encrypted app confirmed that another individual directed the operation and thanked Munoz Sanchez for completing the task. He has no previous convictions in Ireland or Spain.
Munoz Sanchez cooperated fully with Gardaí throughout the investigation. His counsel, Garrett McCormack SC, urged the court to consider a reduced sentence in light of his early guilty plea, co-operation, and the challenges faced by foreign nationals serving sentences in Ireland.
In sentencing, Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin described the amount of drugs involved as “very considerable” and said Munoz Sanchez’s actions were “calculated and deliberate” for personal gain. She acknowledged his good character, guilty plea, and co-operation, which allowed her to reduce the sentence from the presumptive minimum of ten years to seven, with two years suspended. The sentence was backdated to May 2, 2025.
Judge Ní Chúlacháin added that heroin has “devastated the city” since the 1970s and highlighted the role of individuals like Munoz Sanchez in sustaining organised crime networks, despite not being directly on Gardaí’s radar.
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