Trio who kept watch over €4m of cocaine in container in Cork while under garda surveillance jailed

The court heard two of the men owed money to criminals while the third had ran up debts to family and friends

Donatel Dodaj was sentenced to nine years with the last year suspended. Picture; Eddie O'Hare

A drugs gang keeping a container under surveillance for days in Cork were themselves under garda surveillance and as soon as they made their move to access over €4m worth of drugs they were nabbed. On Friday they were jailed for eight years.

Judge Jonathan Dunphy said at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that the trio were clearly at a level of trust in the distribution of this large quantity of drugs.