Irishman charged in France over €600k of cocaine

An Irishman, believed to be from the southside of Cork City, has appeared in a French court charged in connection with the seizure of more than €600,000 worth of cocaine believed to be destined for Jersey.

John Anthony O’Sullivan, 57, was arrested in Granville after 4kg of the drug were seized on the French coast last weekend.

It is believed that as the drugs were destined for the island of Jersey, a number of local searches were carried out there following the seizure.