Man denied drug dealing after cannabis find

A young man had a stash of 14 deals of cannabis in a shoebox in his bedroom. When gardaí asked him if he was dealing to pay for his own drug use, he replied: “That’s bullshit.”

Seán Buckley, aged 22, formerly of 63 Waterfall Rd, Bishopstown, failed to show up in Cork District Court yesterday for his trial on charges of possessing cannabis for his own use and having the drug for the purpose of sale or supply.

Judge Marie Keane was told that Buckley had left the country. She said the case could proceed in his absence. She convicted Buckley after hearing the evidence and signed an imprisonment warrant for three months’ jail.