Member of Defence Forces found with €27k of cocaine at Cork barracks admits charges

As well as the drugs charges, he also signed a plea of guilty to money-laundering

Shane Scanlon admitted possession of a controlled drug, namely cocaine, at Collins Barracks, Old Youghal Road in Cork for the purpose of selling or otherwise supplying it to another on March 27, 2024. File picture: Larry Cummins

A member of the Irish Defence Forces who was caught almost a year ago with a stash of cocaine with a street value of €26,992 at Collins Barracks on Old Youghal Road in Cork signed guilty pleas to all charges against him on Wednesday.

Detective Garda Derry O’Brien charged Shane Scanlon of Cooline Heights, Ballyvoloon, Cobh, County Cork, with a number of charges. Now the 35-year-old has confessed to all charges against him.