Vulnerable Cork man avoids jail for storing €20k of drugs at his home

The court heard that the man has 'worked very hard to overcome a cannabis addiction that began at 14'

The drug seizure that resulted in the charges, including having cannabis for sale or supply, was made on January 17, 2023. File photo

Gardaí seized cannabis and cocaine with a combined value of over €20,000 at a house in Cork City but it emerged that the accused man was a vulnerable person preyed upon by others and that he has since managed to do much better in his life.

Judge Helen Boyle took this into consideration as she imposed a fully suspended three-year sentence on 26-year-old Patrick Daly of 173 Farranferris Avenue, Farranree, Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.