'The last time we done that they ate it': Man says gardaí would not let him have search warrant

Denying an obstruction charge, Edward Cichan said: “It is complete lies....When they showed a warrant I said let me read it. They said, the last time we done that they ate it."

A man accused of obstructing a drugs search claimed that garda officers would not let him have the search warrant because the last time they did that, the person ate it.

Edward Cichan, 48, claimed that drugs squad officers told him this when he told them to put the warrant in front of his face. This allegation was not put to the officers who gave evidence earlier in the trial of the case today.