Man who visited Cork to collect drug debts from heroin dealers jailed

Dublin man caught with rolls of €50 notes hidden in duvet cover in Penneys bag, court hears

Accused was jailed for two years at Cork Central Criminal Court. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A Dubliner visiting Cork to collect drug debts from heroin dealers was caught by gardaí when a bundle of €50 notes fell out of a duvet cover in a Penneys' bag during a search — and now he has been jailed.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a sentence of three years with the last year suspended in the case against Paul Geraghty of 23 Swan Grove, Ranelagh, Dublin.