Cork man admits possession of €185k of drugs in hotel room

The court was told that the defendant 'did have addiction problems'

The cocaine and ecstasy were found in his room at the Rochestown Park Hotel. File photo

A hotel room was the location for a €185,000 stash of cocaine and ecstasy and now a 29-year-old man has confessed to having the drugs for the purpose of selling or supplying to others.

He will be sentenced on November 4. It was estimated at the time of the drugs seizure that the cocaine had a street value of €35,000 while the MDMA (ecstasy) tablets had a value of €150,000.