Man had €59k of cannabis sent to his Cork home — and signed for it using his real name

Lithuanian is jailed after the joint operation by gardaí and customs officials who delivered the drugs package

The package containing over €59,000 worth of cannabis was seized. In a follow-up search, a further stash of the drug, valued at over €119,000, was recovered. File picture: Getty

A Lithuanian man had a package of cannabis sent to his address in the Mallow area of Cork, where he signed for it.

It was a controlled delivery by gardaí and customs officials, and now he has been jailed for four years at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.