Garda found accused’s story difficult to swallow

Clarification: In the Irish Examiner of January 24, we published an article concerning a man who was fined €500 at Cork District Court on January 23 for obstructing a drugs search. The address of the defendant was given in court as 7 Beechwood Grove, Onslow Gardens, Commons Road, Cork.

By Liam Heylin

A drug was swallowed to obstruct a search but the culprit claimed it was part of a €50 note he did not want his wife to see.