Man delivering drugs to wrong house in Youghal was caught by doorbell video footage

The judge said the incident sounded like 'something from a YouTube video'

A resident in the town discovered three plastic bags containing white powder that had been posted through their letterbox. It was later confirmed that the bags contained cocaine. File picture: iStock

A man who posted three packages of cocaine through the letterbox of the wrong house in Youghal, Co Cork, was identified from footage recorded by the property’s video doorbell, the district court has heard.

Court presenter Sergeant Majella O’Sullivan told Youghal District Court that the incident occurred on December 23, 2023. A resident in the town discovered three plastic bags containing white powder that had been posted through their letterbox. It was later confirmed that the bags contained cocaine.