Addict hid €18k of cannabis in a shed and Scrabble letters bag

Four-year term suspended as judge gives accused one final chance

The accused admitted addiction and had amassed a drug debt.

A young Cork man was hiding almost €18,000 worth of cannabis in a coal sack in a shed and a smaller quantity in a Scrabble letters bag in his flat.

Detective Garda Patrick O’Sullivan charged Steven O’Sullivan with having the illegal drug for sale or supply at his home at 135 Evergreen Road, Turner’s Cross, Cork, on November 30, 2020, at a time when the street value exceeded €13,000.