A man caught with €20 of cannabis was given a three month sentence at Portlaoise District Court.
Vincent Wade, 47, with an address at 40 Beechlawn, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise admitted having the cannabis on the Dublin Road in Portlaoise on October 22, 2021. Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said the defendant has a number of previous convictions including eight under the misuse of drugs act.
He revealed one conviction had occurred the day before the latest offence.
