Community service for man who imported cocaine in Lynx bottle and condoms - Jersey Evening Post
by Megan Davies · Jersey Evening PostPosted inNews
Community service for man who imported cocaine in Lynx bottle and condoms
by Megan Davies 18 June 202618 June 2026
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A MAN who tried to import cocaine stashed inside a bottle of shower gel has been handed a community service order which he will serve in Wales.
Edward James Carmody (39), who was born in Carmarthen and lives there, was sentenced in the Royal Court yesterday for importing 13.44 grams of cocaine into Jersey.
Crown Advocate Carla Carvalho, prosecuting, said Carmody had been contracted to complete work in Jersey as a telecoms engineer and was staying in a local hotel in February this year.
She told the court that on 16 February, Customs and Immigration officers opened an envelope of Durex condoms and Lynx Africa toiletries and found – hidden inside a bottle of shower gel – the drugs wrapped in condom.
When they searched Carmody, they found residue of cocaine in a bag, as well as anabolic steroids in his room.
He admitted in interview that he bought a gram of cocaine from a local dealer for £180.
“The defendant accepted that he may have arranged for the cocaine to be sent to him and that when he drinks he can enter “a dark place”, often not remembering what he has done the night before,” she said.
“He proffered that he likely organised for the package to be sent by his brother who in turn forwarded it to him in Jersey without opening it or asking any questions regarding its contents.”
The drugs had an estimated street value of between £2,100 and £2,800, the court was told.
Advocate Taylor said that since Carmody arrived at La Moye, where he has been held on remand since his arrest in February, his conduct had been “excellent” and he had expressed “genuine remorse”. The cocaine was for his personal use and he had previous issues with substance misuse, which he was willing to address. She requested Carmody be sentenced to a community service order.
Advocate Alexander English, defending, said: “He accepts that a probation order for 18 months is about right, not just for the reasons outlined, but for him and his family.
“This is something that the family want and it is something that is important, if not essential.”
His wife was supporting Carmody in court, he said, and she provided one of a number of character references describing Carmody as an “honest, loving, hardworking, local, generous man” whose offending was “out of character”, according to Advocate English.
Delivering the sentence, Deputy Bailiff Mark Temple, presiding, said the court had listened to his mitigation, including his early guilty plea, co-operation with the investigation, good behaviour and family back home.
Carmody will serve 312 hours of community service with an 18-month probation order, including support for his addiction, and will have to pay £600 towards the prosecution’s costs.
Jurats Ronge, Le Heuzé, Opfermann, Berry and Powell were sitting.
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