Sting catches woman selling heroin 3 times

An undercover sting operation by drugs squad gardaí in Cork and officers of the National Drug Unit caught a 52-year-old woman selling heroin on the streets of the city on three separate occasions.

Annette Byrne, of 19 The Cottages, Ballintemple, Cork, was one of a number of people whom gardaí believed were involved in the sale of diamorphine, better known as heroin.

Detective Garda Catriona Molloy testified at Cork District Court yesterday that undercover gardaí made controlled purchases of the drug from Byrne.