A garda with 15 years' service, who was in an early Westlife line-up, was caught in possession of cocaine after he was stopped and searched in Dublin, a court has heard. A garda with 15 years' service, who was in an early Westlife line-up, was caught in possession of cocaine after he was stopped and searched in Dublin, a court has heard. Garda selected for an early Westlife line-up guilty of cocaine possessionMichael Garrett (39), with an address at Orchard Lane, Strandhill Road, Co Sligo, appeared before Dublin District Court yesterday. He had been charged with unlawful possession of cocaine at Tritonville Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4, on August 26, 2018. This included Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily who later formed Westlife, but Garrett did not make the cut.

Source: Irish Independent July 17, 2019 01:30 UTC