Cork man's 'nascent career' in cannabis cultivation over, court told

At the time of the offence, the defendant, James Curtin, 32,  'was going through an experimental stage of little green fingers', Midleton District Court heard

James Curtin, 32, who is originally from Midleton but now lives in Lagos, Nigeria, was found to have six small cannabis plants, a heat lamp and fan and more than €1,000 worth of cannabis herb. File picture

 A Cork man caught with more than €1,000 worth of cannabis herb and six cannabis plants had put his “nascent career in horticulture” behind him, a court heard.

James Curtin, 32, who is originally from Midleton but now lives in Lagos, Nigeria, had fallen ill and his sister called for help as she believed her brother was having a heart attack.