Cork woman had cocaine worth €26,000 in make-up bag

The woman pleaded guilty to charges of possession of cocaine and having the drug for the purpose of sale or supply to others at her home on November 19, 2022.

A make-up bag on a kitchen counter was found to contain more than €26,000 worth of cocaine when gardaí carried out a search under warrant at a house in Farranree in Cork.

Detective Sergeant Kieran O’Sullivan gave this evidence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in the sentencing hearing for Rachel Forde, aged 33, of Cushing Road, Farranree, Cork.