Cork man used 'dark web' to import cannabis from US

The defendant told gardaí he intended to smoke or bake the more than €4,000 of cannabis and admitted to ordering drugs online on three previous occasions, but denied being a drug dealer

The man said he had ordered drugs online on three previous occasions and paid using a cryptocurrency. File picture

A man imported cannabis from the United States after purchasing it online using the “dark web”, a court has heard.

The man told gardaí he intended to smoke or bake the more than €4,000 of cannabis and admitted to ordering drugs online on three previous occasions, but denied being a drug dealer.