'Vulnerable' Corkman stored drugs worth €83k in his shed

Judge said accused was a vulnerable character with a cannabis addiction and he was under threat from criminals

Accused 'participated at a very low level but his involvement went beyond using to allowing his shed to be used as a store', court heard. Picture: Getty

A vulnerable man agreed to store a large quantity of drugs totalling €83,000 at his home in Passage West and now he has been jailed for two years.

Peter Holbrook, 58, was sentenced to three years with the last year suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, where he pleaded guilty to a variety of drug-dealing charges.