Corkman hit with 24-year drug sentence

A driver of a van loaded with almost E5m worth of ecstasy tablets destined for the Cork drugs market was sentenced to 24 years in prison this evening.

Judge Patrick J Moran handed down the sentence to Colum Carroll, aged 31, formerly of Riverstown, Glanmire, saying, “the message must go out that people like you will be dealt with seriously.”