A horticulture student has avoided a jail term after gardaí discovered a cannabis grow house in his garage.

A teenage boy, who was forced by drug dealers to act as a courier to transport €18,000 worth of herbal cannabis, has been spared a custodial sentence.

A South African who imported almost €20,000 worth of cocaine into Dublin contained within 35 capsules he swallowed in Sao Paolo in the days preceding his flight to Ireland, has been jailed for four years.