Man who confessed to dealing drugs in Cork told gardaí vacuum-packing machine was for meat

Sentencing at Cork Circuit Court adjourned until November 17

Cannabis with a street value of €5,000 was found, together with €10,200 in cash, a vacuum-packing machine and a weighing scales.

A 31-year-old man who confessed to cannabis-dealing and money-laundering in Douglas, Cork, also had a vacuum-packing machine but he told drugs unit gardaí that this was only for packing meat before freezing it.

Blazej Machrowicz, of Hollyville, Grange, Douglas, Cork, admitted money-laundering in respect of €10,200 cash, possession of cannabis and having the drugs for the purpose of sale or supply to others. The charges date back to September 14, 2021.