Cork man caught carrying €30k of cocaine in shopping bag gets three years

The accused also pleaded guilty to money-laundering and attempted theft

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that the defendant 'was not the mastermind of the operation, walking down the street with a shopping bag containing the drugs.' File picture

The nervous appearance of a 24-year-old man in Ballincollig who was seen clutching a Supervalu shopping bag, containing over €30,000 worth of cocaine, prompted gardaí to arrest him and now he has been given three-year prison term.

Ange Munene of Castlepark, Ballincollig, County Cork, was sentenced by Judge Helen Boyle to four years with the last year suspended, backdated to September 1 this year when he went into custody.