Cork gardaí found €44k of cocaine in compartment hidden in car, court told

The court heard a key fob was found in the back of the car which opened a specifically manufactured compartment with a quantity of white powder

The court was told that the accused had accrued drug debts and committed this offence in an effort to reduce the debts he owed to others. File photo

A car was modified for a hidden fob-controlled compartment which gardaí uncovered during a search as €44,000 was worth of cocaine was found.

Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Philip Cooley who is originally from the Riverstown, Tower, Blarney, County Cork, faced sentencing for having these drugs for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying to others.