Teenager caught with €8k of cocaine in Cork avoids jail despite high risk of re-offending

The court heard that gardaí also found 280 baggies and a weighing scales in his bedroom

Officers found €8,050 worth of suspected cocaine in a bag on Christian Morey’s person. File photo: iStock

A teenager who was caught with an €8,000 stash of cocaine at his home has been given a suspended two-year sentence even though the judge noted the probation service put him at high risk of re-offending.

Judge Helen Boyle said the probation report on Christian Morey of 135 Ardcullen, Hollyhill, Cork, was not particularly helpful to him as it was reported that Morey minimised his involvement and described him as a high risk of re-offending.