Judge delays sentencing Cork bar worker who became addicted to cocaine during covid

The accused admitted possessing €18,700 worth of cocaine and mixing agent

The court heard the defendant developed a cocaine addiction during the covid lockdown and ended up in debt to the real owners of the drugs.

A Bandon bar worker became addicted to cocaine during the covid lockdown and was ultimately found with €18,700 worth of cocaine and mixing agents in the boot of his car.

Detective Garda Shannon Ryan said 48-year-old Liam Crowley of 1 Riverview Estate, Bandon, County Cork, was acting as a storeman for the real owner of the drugs.