Dog used to fend off garda drug search

A German shepherd was used to fend off a Garda drugs search by a man who chewed up and swallowed a large quantity of cannabis grass in a Citroen Berlingo.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

Liam Heylin

The culprit was jailed for four months yesterday for obstruction of a drugs search.

Judge Olann Kelleher imposed that jail term on Stephen McCarthy, aged 35, at Farnahoe, Innishannon, Co Cork.

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