Man was selling cocaine for well-known Bandon family, court hears

Bandon District Court was told that the accused was 'acting at the behest' of a family from Bandon who were well-known to the court and involved in drug-dealing

Gardaí found a white substance in the defendant's wallet later identified as cocaine and deal bags of cocaine in his jacket pockets. File picture: iStock

A Cork man who pleaded guilty to the possession of cocaine for sale or supply was selling the drugs on behalf of a well-known Bandon family, according to his solicitor.

Court presenter Sergeant Eimear O’Connell told Bandon District Court that a garda patrol was in the Castle Road area of Bandon, Co Cork, just after midnight on February 13, 2023. They observed an individual, identified as Adrian Dineen, aged 35 of Sunnyside, Kilbarry, Dunmanway, Co Cork, behaving in a suspicious manner.