'Serious player' in East Cork drugs trade jailed for 10 years

Cobh man made admissions to charges including the possession of cocaine for sale or supply, possession of large quantities of ammunition and silencers for firearms, and large amounts of cash and property 

A total of €672,000 in cash wrapped in vacuum packs and duct-tape was found in the boot of the Cobh man's car when he was stopped on Mespil Road in Dublin.

A ten-year jail term was imposed today on a 39-year-old Cobh man who was described by the judge as “a serious player in the sale, supply and distributions of drugs in East Cork.” 

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a total sentence of 12 years with the last two years suspended in the case against Gerard Hayes of College Lawn, College Manor, Cobh, Co Cork.