Jail for Corkman 'caught red-handed' with €70k worth of cocaine in a car

The court heard that the defendant 'was essentially a courier bringing drugs from A to B.'

He admitted having cocaine for sale or supply at a time when its street value exceeded €13,000 — a count that carries a minimum sentence of 10 years on conviction unless there are exceptional circumstances. File picture

A motorist was stopped in Ballyphehane and when gardaí searched the vehicle they uncovered €70,000 worth of cocaine in a plastic bag and now he has been jailed for 18 months.

Judge Cormac Quinn imposed a sentence of three years with last 18 months suspended in the case against Timmy Lyons of Saraville Place, Pouladuff Road, Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.