Man jailed over plans to ‘flood’ streets with heroin

A Lithuanian who was described as being part of a gang involved in flooding Cork with heroin was yesterday jailed for nine months.

Arturas Rimkevicius, who was living at an apartment at Coach House, Coach St, Cork, pleaded guilty to charges including possession of heroin for the purpose of sale or supply to others.

Garda Kieran Crowley and Garda Marja Furphy and gardaí from the divisional drugs unit went with a warrant to search the house on Sunday, December 18.