Man 'pressurised by criminal gang' jailed for having €183,000 worth of cannabis in Cork

Wayne McNamara also admitted a money-laundering charge related to €88,000 in cash

Defence senior counsel said Mr McNamara “basically had no choice” as he had a debt arising out of a car purchase that resulted in him being pressurised by a criminal gang. File picture: Larry Cummins

A three-year jail term was imposed on a Dublin man caught unloading €183,000 worth of cannabis from a van outside a house in Castlemartyr almost two years ago.

Judge Sarah Berkely imposed the sentence of four years on Wayne McNamara and suspended the last year of that sentence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. The accused had been remanded in custody to appear for sentencing in Cork.