A drugs courier charged with possession of £150,000 worth of cannabis resin has been jailed for 12 years at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.
Barry O'Mahony (25), of Fivemilebridge, Ballinahassig, Co Cork, was stopped by the Drugs Squad on September 5th at Tramore Road in Cork city. Garda∅ recovered 15 kg of cannabis from his car.
Det Insp Tom Myers said O'Mahony was not an addict and was in the drugs game purely for profit.
Judge Patrick J. Moran said O'Mahony had failed to learn from previous prison sentences for drug-related offences.