X-ray shows where man packed vitals for jail term

A KNOWN drug user who was before a Cork court and facing a jail term packed a few essentials for the trip - parcels of heroin under his foreskin, and a mobile phone, a SIM card and a charger up his rectum.

The items were recovered following two searches — one at a Garda station and another at Cork University Hospital — on Thursday.

The man, who is in his early 20s, was before Midleton District Court on Thursday morning facing a number of charges. It is understood he was expecting to be jailed later that day for one of the alleged offences. But his case was adjourned until the afternoon and he left the court at lunchtime.