Dublin man admits having €56,000 worth of heroin in Cork

Sentencing adjourned until February at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Accused pleaded guilty to having the heroin worth over €13,000 for sale or supply at St Mary’s Avenue, off Cathedral Road, Gurranabraher, Cork, on Wednesday, January 19.

A jury was to be sworn in for the trial of a Dublin man arising out of the seizure of €56,000 worth of heroin in Cork City but the accused man entered a plea of guilty to the most serious charge on the indictment.

Defendant Philip Knowles was arraigned on the charge of having the drugs for sale or supply when the street value exceeded €13,000 — the threshold figure for a 10-year minimum sentence unless there are exceptional circumstances. He pleaded guilty to that count.