HSE cyberattack prevents Cork drug-dealer from proving he is drug-free before sentencing

The judge agreed to put sentencing back for three months.

Christopher McCarthy had admitted buying the cocaine for €1,200 in 10 separate bags and he was going to supply some to friends “and put the rest up his nose,” File photo: iStock

A man caught dealing cocaine in East Cork almost two years ago could not prove he was drug-free yesterday in advance of sentencing because he could not get urinalysis due to the HSE cyberattack.

The case against Christopher McCarthy of 19 Bayview Estate, Cobh, County Cork, came before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing where the 37-year-old confessed to having cocaine for sale or supply on September 21, 2019.