Man caught with €9,000 worth of cannabis in Cork given suspended sentences 

The home of a man was searched just outside Ballydesmond and €9,000 worth of cannabis was discovered.

That was back on January 20, 2024. Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, the accused man, Mateuz Grebski, aged 27, of Gleann Na Greine, Rathmore, County Kerry, has been given a suspended jail sentence by Judge Dermot Sheehan at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

Detective Garda Clodagh Walsh testified that gardaí stopped the accused at Ballydesmond, County Cork, on January 20, 2024.

The detective said that when the case came to court the young man entered a signed plea of guilty to the charge of having cannabis for sale or supply to others.

He also admitted that he allowed his car to be used for preparation and sale or supply of that drug.

“In my view the headline sentence is five years. Because of the signed plea of guilty I will reduce that to three years,” Judge Dermot Sheehan said.

Noting that the young man, who has been living in Ireland for eight years, was in full time employment, Judge Sheehan said: “The question for me is whether a sentence should be imposed.

“I will impose a sentence of three years. And for allowing a vehicle to be used one year concurrent.

“I will suspend the sentences on the basis that he keeps the peace and is of good behaviour.”