Twice with drugs in 2 hours

Gardaí searched a house in Passage West, Co Cork, and found cannabis plants in two bedrooms. At the scene, the owner confessed to the crime, but two hours later gardaí stopped him driving at nearby Rochestown and found more cannabis in his car.

Garda Mark Lawton testified yesterday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that Eoin Crotty, aged 33, of 82 Ardmore Estate, Passage West, had admitted at his home on July 18, 2013, that he was responsible for nine plants found growing in two bedrooms.

When cautioned, he admitted supplying cannabis to one other person but claimed the vast majority of it was for his own use.