District court judge refuses jurisdiction for €500k drugs case in Cork

The court heard 273 kilograms of cannabis with a street value of €546,000 was found by gardaí inside a car driven by the defendant. File picture

Boxes of vacuum-packed cannabis with a street value totalling over €500,000 were seized in an investigation in Cork and now the district judge has refused jurisdiction, saying: “Clearly it is not a matter for the district court.” 

The 24-year-old man was remanded in custody by Judge David Waters until July 23. Further DPP directions will have to be sought in light of the judge’s refusal of jurisdiction in the case.