Cork teenager 'was storing cannabis to pay off a drugs debt', court told

'The person I owe money to is threatening my house and my family'

The court was told: 'A search was carried out in the attic and cannabis was found in vacuum-packed packages and on further search there were deals in smaller packages elsewhere.' File picture

A teenager allegedly caught with €29,000 worth of cannabis — most of it vacuum-packed and concealed in the attic at his home — said his home and family were under threat because of his drugs debt.

Garda Kian O’Sullivan said: “On April 17, gardaí executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act to search his home at Meadow Walk, The Meadows, Hollyhill, Cork, home of Callum O'Driscoll, aged 18.