New drug-dealing charge brought against man after alleged €70k heroin seizure

Cork man charged with having diamorphine at his home  when its street value exceeded €13,000, the threshold figure which allows for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years on conviction.

The more serious charge brought today was under section 15A of the Misuse of Drugs Act and carries the mandatory minimum sentence.

A fresh drug-dealing charge has been brought against a man arising out of the alleged seizure of €70,000 worth of heroin in Cork City in May.

Detective Garda Jerome Murphy brought the charge against Patrick O’Leary, apartment 7 of 4 Mount Vernon Terrace, St Luke’s.