Cork drug dealer who claimed he was hunting rabbits loses sentence appeal

A Cork man who claimed he was scouting fields for rabbit hunting when he was caught with almost 10kgs of cannabis in a Garda sting operation has lost an appeal against his eight-year prison sentence.

Karl Humphries (40), last of Curraheen Drive, Bishopstown, was convicted of three counts of possession of cannabis worth around €58,000 for sale or supply by a Cork Circuit Criminal Court jury in July 2021.

The trial heard that gardaí, having seen a bag of suspected cannabis being concealed in a ditch at Watergrasshill, Co Cork on July 25th, 2012, sat in wait to see who would pick it up.

Humphries arrived by car and gardaí watched as he searched the hedge and found the bag, although Humphries later claimed that he was in the area because he was “dazzling” or “lamping” rabbits.

The bag was found to contain 9.74kg of cannabis resin. Humphries denied being involved in the drugs trade at any level and had pleaded not guilty to the three charges, maintaining he never touched the bag.

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