Three appear in Bantry court on drugs charges after seizure of substances worth €645k

Charges related to offences alleged to have taken place in three locations — Dublin, Cork City and Bantry — and related to a business trading under the name of the Funky Skunk, allegedly involving cannabis and synthetic substances

Helen Stone appeared before Bantry District Court charged with 57 offences, including four of having drugs worth more than €13,000 for the purposes of sale or supply, and one count of selling psychoactive substances. File picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

Three people have been charged with drugs offences, including a woman studying on Sherkin Island, following an operation in which gardaí say drugs worth €645,000 were seized.

Helen Stone, 57, appeared before Bantry District Court charged with 57 offences, including four of having drugs worth more than €13,000 for the purposes of sale or supply, and one count of selling psychoactive substances.