Man had €1,000 of heroin in his pants

A Lithuanian caught with €1,000 worth of heroin in his pants in Glanmire claimed he was in Cork as a tourist and fell into bad company.

That was the claim made on behalf of the accused at his sentencing hearing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday but the prosecuting garda suggested he was more heavily involved in the drugs crime.

Garda Lorna Healy said the accused was caught after a surveillance operation of a Lithuanian gang involved in drug-dealing in Cork.