A fireman whose locker was found to contain nearly €80,000 of cocaine has been found not guilty of possession of the drug - as his long-time friend was convicted of the same offence.
Michael Morgan, 43, with an address at Cluain Muillean, Nenagh, was acquitted by a jury at Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday, on all three charges brought against him by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Mr Morgan, who had denied all of the charges, was accused of one count of possession of cocaine, one count of possession of cocaine for sale and supply and one count of possession of cocaine worth €13,000 and over - a charge that carries a mandatory minimum ten-year jail sentence unless in exceptional and specific circumstances.
