Landlord found cannabis in flat after stink like ‘a rotting animal’

A young American woman who spoke on television about working in Cork as a prostitute was put on trial yesterday for having a cannabis growhouse at her city apartment.

Kate McGrew legally challenged the prosecution through solicitor Emmet Boyle on the basis that the landlord’s discovery of the cannabis-growing tent was illegal and the Garda search warrant was defective.

Following submissions from Mr Boyle and Insp Adrian Gamble, Judge Olann Kelleher concluded the landlord’s entry was legal and the warrant was valid.