Cork soldier used 'safe haven' barracks to stash €27k of cocaine 

Case adjourned as court hears how the accused sold drugs due to financial pressure

The street value of the drugs was just under €27,000.

Eighteen years of exemplary service in the Irish army came to a sudden end after a soldier was caught with a stash of almost €27,000 worth of cocaine in Collins Barracks, a place he admitted using as a ‘safe haven’ for his drugs.

Shane Scanlon had his sentencing hearing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Monday. After hearing the evidence, Judge Dermot Sheehan said he would adjourn his decision until Friday, May 23, and remanded the accused on continuing bail.