Cork student gets three years for drug dealing after 'exceptional' effort to turn life around

When gardaí raided the house there was €119,000 worth of cocaine, cannabis worth €13,000 and a smaller quantity of MDMA or ecstasy tablets

Tim O’Sullivan admitted having €130,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis for sale or supply. When the street value exceeds the €13,000 threshold figure, it allows for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years unless there are exceptional circumstances. File photo

A 25-year-old student from Bishopstown caught with €130,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis and over €6,000 in cash at his home was jailed for three years.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a jail term of six years on the accused and suspended half of it to take into consideration the extensive efforts the accused had undertaken to turn his life around.