Court told man in drugs search took something from his mouth and threw it in river

Judge hears that accused wants to stay in custody to get off drugs

Gardaí approached a young man to search him for drugs and he took something out of his mouth and threw it in the river.

On Thursday, at Cork District Court, the culprit was jailed for six months for obstructing a drugs search at North Mall, Cork, on August 19, 2020.