Woman avoids jail term after man packs cannabis into her suitcase

A woman described as “gullible, naïve and an easy target” has avoided a jail term after a man she had just gone on holiday with packed almost €60,000 of cannabis into her suitcase.

Paula Cunnea (48) who had been living in Cill Cais, Clybaun Road, Galway, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis, valued at €58,786, for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on March 5, 2011. She has since returned to live with her extended family in London.