No jail as man caught with heroin concealed in his back passage

Patrick Hennessy did not turn up at Cork District Court yesterday for the case against him where he was prosecuted for having heroin and possessing the drug for the purpose of sale or supply to others. Picture; David Creedon

A man who tried to go in the exit only door of a supermarket to get away from gardaí had heroin concealed in his back passage and when questioned about €220 cash he claimed he picked a winner in the Grand National.

Detective Garda Rory O’Connell later questioned Patrick Hennessy of Araglen Court, Togher, Cork, about the name of the winning horse but Hennessy said he could not remember it.