Man admits having cannabis worth €160k and operating a grow-house at his Cork home

Accused also pleaded guilty to two counts of money-laundering

Picture: Larry Cummins

A signed plea of guilty on 10 charges was entered by a 43-year-old man facing charges arising out of the seizure of €160,000 worth of drugs at a hotel car park in Little Island and the discovery of a cannabis grow-house at a house in Riverstown, on December 19, 2023.

Mindaugas Stancikas, of The Mews, Riverstown House, Glanmire, Co Cork, signed the pleas of guilty at Cork District Court. Judge Mary Dorgan sent the case forward for sentencing at the sessions of Cork Circuit Criminal Court commencing on October 29.