Remanded woman lit cannabis joint before getting into prison van

Accused has since completed a drug treatment programme and remains sober, court told

The accused has undergone treatment for drug use since the offence, the court was told. File picture: Getty

A woman who was remanded in custody at Cork District Court and was being escorted to Limerick Prison lit up a cannabis joint before she got to the van to take her to jail.

The drug possession was immediately detected by Garda David O’Sullivan who seized the joint and later charged Paula Canty with having the drug for her own use.