Corkman sentenced to 10 years for having heroin

A Corkman caught with €32,000 worth of heroin who claimed he had only gone to Limerick to get papers for his pet chihuahua was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin suspended the last 18 months of the 10 years he imposed on Daniel Wyse, aged 32, from 35 Glenfields Park, Ballyvolane, Cork.

David Rickard, defending, said yesterday that Wyse had been in abject fear since he was imprisoned in November. He said that, twice during his consultation with Wyse, the accused referred to the word “hit”.