A South African national who was stopped by customs officers at Cork Airport and found to have 20 kilos of cannabis grass in his luggage with a street value of €200,000 was today handed a six-year jail sentence was imposed on him.

A GARDA sergeant who tackled one of the armed men trying to extort cash from his brother-in-law was hailed a hero yesterday and could be in line for a Scott medal for bravery.