Jason Tuthill (51) lowered his head and wept as Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy on Wednesday quashed his original sentence of three years, fully suspended, and resentenced him to five years, with the final two and a half years suspended.

12 kilos of herbal cannabis, worth €250,000 was discovered during searches on Monday.

The man, who was in his 60s, got into difficulty while in the water at Marameelan near Dungloe.