Man avoids prison after being caught with cannabis worth €35,000

Jordan Ward (23) of Newlands Manor Green, Clondalkin, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal court to possession of the cannabis for sale or supply on December 4, 2017.

A young man has avoided a jail term for storing €35,000 worth of cannabis in a suitcase because he owed “too much money” in a drug debt.

Jordan Ward (23) of Newlands Manor Green, Clondalkin, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal court to possession of the cannabis for sale or supply on December 4, 2017.