Nurse claimed to be sending Sudafed to Asia

A nurse facing allegations relating to the possession of crystal meth ordered Sudafed using the names of a number of his colleagues, a disciplinary inquiry heard yesterday.

John Benedict Butalid de Lara, aged 45, of Ballyfermot, who worked as a staff nurse at the Royal Hospital Donnybrook in Dublin from 2003 until 2014, is facing allegations relating to the possession of crystal meth, and of ordering Sudafed using the colleagues’ names.

A disciplinary inquiry heard an ingredient in Sudafed — pseudoephedrine —can be used in the making of crystal meth.