Man described as one of Cork's main suppliers caught with €22,000 of heroin

Detective Garda Jerome Murphy objected to bail being granted to John O’Leary who was charged yesterday with having heroin at his apartment at Knapp’s Square, John Redmond Street, Cork,

A 51-year-old heroin addict was caught lying in bed in a room where gardaí found €22,000 worth of heroin, over €1,600 in cash and an electronic weighing scales, it was alleged.

Detective Garda Jerome Murphy objected to bail being granted to John O’Leary who was charged yesterday with having heroin at his apartment at Knapp’s Square, John Redmond Street, Cork, on December 6 2020, at a time when the street value of the drugs exceeded €13,000.